Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 20.5% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 11.8% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Port Louis
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,025
|
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥800
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥178
|
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,241
|
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
|
pay 5.8% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,881
|
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,941
|
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
|
pay 37.5% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,871
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,713
|
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,032
|
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,643
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
|
pay 63.8% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,661
|
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,267,695
|
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.90
|
|
pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥513
|
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,626
|
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,900
|
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
|
pay 18.9% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,413
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,631
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,591
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,406
|
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
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