Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 31.8% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 61.4% less for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.42
|
$6.89
Rs319
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
$5.29
Rs245
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
€2.77
|
$0.98
Rs45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.19
|
$0.61
Rs28
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€2.10
|
$0.69
Rs32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
€5.59
|
$5.95
Rs276
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.27
|
$5.34
Rs248
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
$1.97
Rs91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$2.53
Rs117
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.87
Rs40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.97
Rs45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.81
Rs38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.51
|
$1.16
Rs54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.63
Rs29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.64
Rs30
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€6.99
|
$5.69
Rs264
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.48
€46.25
|
$22.05
Rs1,022
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.69
€26,724.33
|
$26,460.86
Rs1,226,461
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
€17.35
|
$20.95
Rs971
|
|
pay 41.9% less for housing
|
Vienna
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.47
|
$35.28
Rs1,635
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.12
€858.33
|
$518.19
Rs24,018
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$715.20
€668.63
|
$341.79
Rs15,842
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.75
€180.20
|
$38.92
Rs1,804
|
|
pay 45.2% less for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.36
€257.43
|
$203.60
Rs9,437
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,936.40
€12,094.04
|
$4,630.65
Rs214,631
|
|
pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$2.54
Rs118
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
€3.74
|
$2.38
Rs110
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.17
|
$6.06
Rs281
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.68
€29.62
|
$31.42
Rs1,456
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.09
€11.31
|
$6.34
Rs294
|
|
pay 2.8% less for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.30
€88.16
|
$61.01
Rs2,828
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€33.52
|
$51.45
Rs2,385
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.35
€84.47
|
$99.23
Rs4,599
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.35
€108.78
|
$82.32
Rs3,816
|
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