Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 11.0% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 20.3% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL636
|
$6.89
MUR318.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL636
|
$5.29
MUR244.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL147
|
$0.98
MUR45.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL73
|
$0.61
MUR28.24
|
|
pay 22.2% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
$0.69
MUR31.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL397
|
$5.95
MUR275.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL591
|
$5.34
MUR246.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
$1.97
MUR90.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL289
|
$2.53
MUR117.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.87
MUR40.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL84
|
$0.97
MUR44.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL61
|
$0.81
MUR37.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$1.16
MUR53.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.63
MUR29.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL37
|
$0.64
MUR29.47
|
|
pay 4.2% more for transportation
Tirana
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL771
|
$5.69
MUR263.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,454
|
$22.05
MUR1,019.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,940,961
|
$26,460.86
MUR1,222,853.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,454
|
$20.95
MUR968.09
|
|
pay 18.9% more for housing
Tirana
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,561
|
$35.28
MUR1,630.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,262
|
$518.19
MUR23,947.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL29,883
|
$341.79
MUR15,795.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,764
|
$38.92
MUR1,798.81
|
|
pay 11.5% more for childcare
Tirana
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL18,968
|
$203.60
MUR9,409.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL351,567
|
$4,630.65
MUR213,999.38
|
|
pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL182
|
$2.54
MUR117.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL141
|
$2.38
MUR109.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
$6.06
MUR280.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,764
|
$31.42
MUR1,452.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL673
|
$6.34
MUR292.98
|
|
pay 14.1% more for clothing
Tirana
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,858
|
$61.01
MUR2,819.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,558
|
$51.45
MUR2,377.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,787
|
$99.23
MUR4,585.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL8,963
|
$82.32
MUR3,804.43
|
|
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