Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 31.0% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 85.8% more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿76.58
|
$6.89
Rs322
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
$5.29
Rs247
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.56
|
$0.98
Rs46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿13.02
|
$0.61
Rs29
|
|
pay 23.5% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
$0.69
Rs32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿294.02
|
$5.95
Rs278
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿237.57
|
$5.34
Rs249
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
$1.97
Rs92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿39.39
|
$2.53
Rs118
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿44.31
|
$0.87
Rs41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.55
|
$0.97
Rs45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿29.13
|
$0.81
Rs38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.70
|
$1.16
Rs54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.71
|
$0.63
Rs30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.91
|
$0.64
Rs30
|
|
pay 29.1% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿168.08
|
$5.69
Rs266
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿894.62
|
$22.05
Rs1,030
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
$26,460.86
Rs1,235,436
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿356.19
|
$20.95
Rs978
|
|
pay 57.0% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
$35.28
Rs1,647
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
$518.19
Rs24,194
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
$341.79
Rs15,958
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
$38.92
Rs1,817
|
|
pay 46.2% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
$203.60
Rs9,506
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
$4,630.65
Rs216,201
|
|
pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿69.84
|
$2.54
Rs118
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿71.54
|
$2.38
Rs111
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
$6.06
Rs283
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
$31.42
Rs1,467
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿207.21
|
$6.34
Rs296
|
|
pay 47.1% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
$61.01
Rs2,848
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
$51.45
Rs2,402
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
$99.23
Rs4,633
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
$82.32
Rs3,844
|
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