Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 90.6% more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 18.2% more for restaurants
Tehran
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$6.89
MUR318.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.40
IRR185,130
|
$5.29
MUR244.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
IRR38,633
|
$0.98
MUR45.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
IRR34,673
|
$0.61
MUR28.24
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Tehran
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
IRR21,739
|
$0.69
MUR31.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.11
IRR88,678
|
$5.95
MUR275.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
IRR118,176
|
$5.34
MUR246.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
IRR52,313
|
$1.97
MUR90.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
IRR57,362
|
$2.53
MUR117.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,484
|
$0.87
MUR40.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,093
|
$0.97
MUR44.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IRR18,428
|
$0.81
MUR37.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,015
|
$1.16
MUR53.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,972
|
$0.63
MUR29.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,969
|
$0.64
MUR29.47
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Tehran
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
IRR114,986
|
$5.69
MUR263.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.14
IRR552,886
|
$22.05
MUR1,019.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$67,000.00
IRR2,819,025,000
|
$26,460.86
MUR1,222,853.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.36
IRR141,182
|
$20.95
MUR968.09
|
|
pay 67.3% more for housing
Tehran
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.61
IRR572,585
|
$35.28
MUR1,630.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$541.99
IRR22,804,051
|
$518.19
MUR23,947.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.67
IRR17,783,756
|
$341.79
MUR15,795.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.67
IRR701,180
|
$38.92
MUR1,798.81
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.51
IRR5,491,143
|
$203.60
MUR9,409.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,698.11
IRR71,448,066
|
$4,630.65
MUR213,999.38
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
IRR42,075
|
$2.54
MUR117.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
IRR62,651
|
$2.38
MUR109.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.96
IRR124,396
|
$6.06
MUR280.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.28
IRR853,263
|
$31.42
MUR1,452.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.36
IRR57,222
|
$6.34
MUR292.98
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
Tehran
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.43
IRR1,827,488
|
$61.01
MUR2,819.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,921
|
$51.45
MUR2,377.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.62
IRR5,790,456
|
$99.23
MUR4,585.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.88
IRR3,655,268
|
$82.32
MUR3,804.43
|
|
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