Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 39.8% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 58.1% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.43
|
$6.89
MUR319.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$5.29
MUR245.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$0.98
MUR45.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.70
|
$0.61
MUR28.33
|
|
pay 27.9% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
$0.69
MUR31.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.99
|
$5.95
MUR275.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.77
|
$5.34
MUR247.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.89
|
$1.97
MUR91.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.19
|
$2.53
MUR117.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.87
MUR40.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.97
MUR44.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.81
MUR37.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.72
|
$1.16
MUR53.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.63
MUR29.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.64
MUR29.55
|
|
pay 0.3% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.29
|
$5.69
MUR263.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.70
|
$22.05
MUR1,022.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,459.04
|
$26,460.86
MUR1,226,460.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.65
|
$20.95
MUR970.95
|
|
pay 53.5% less for housing
Valletta
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.14
|
$35.28
MUR1,635.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€958.54
|
$518.19
MUR24,018.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€847.28
|
$341.79
MUR15,841.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.41
|
$38.92
MUR1,804.12
|
|
pay 62.8% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€632.63
|
$203.60
MUR9,436.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,756.52
|
$4,630.65
MUR214,630.67
|
|
pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$2.54
MUR117.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.94
|
$2.38
MUR110.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.65
|
$6.06
MUR281.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€85.83
|
$31.42
MUR1,456.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$6.34
MUR293.84
|
|
pay 37.5% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€120.67
|
$61.01
MUR2,827.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€66.76
|
$51.45
MUR2,384.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.25
|
$99.23
MUR4,599.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€155.33
|
$82.32
MUR3,815.66
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Port Louis or Valletta. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.