Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 20.1% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 45.0% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK64,014
|
$6.89
MUR319.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$5.29
MUR245.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,597
|
$0.98
MUR45.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,416
|
$0.61
MUR28.33
|
|
pay 27.0% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,182
|
$0.69
MUR31.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$5.95
MUR275.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK221,260
|
$5.34
MUR247.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,289
|
$1.97
MUR91.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,569
|
$2.53
MUR117.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,154
|
$0.87
MUR40.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,059
|
$0.97
MUR44.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$0.81
MUR37.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,949
|
$1.16
MUR53.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$0.63
MUR29.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,564
|
$0.64
MUR29.55
|
|
pay 68.7% more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,846
|
$5.69
MUR263.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$22.05
MUR1,022.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
$26,460.86
MUR1,226,460.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
$20.95
MUR970.95
|
|
pay 27.8% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
$35.28
MUR1,635.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,660,671
|
$518.19
MUR24,018.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,853,304
|
$341.79
MUR15,841.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
$38.92
MUR1,804.12
|
|
pay 3.1% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$203.60
MUR9,436.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
$4,630.65
MUR214,630.67
|
|
pay 70.8% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,081
|
$2.54
MUR117.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,740
|
$2.38
MUR110.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,498
|
$6.06
MUR281.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
$31.42
MUR1,456.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$6.34
MUR293.84
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
$61.01
MUR2,827.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
$51.45
MUR2,384.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
$99.23
MUR4,599.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
$82.32
MUR3,815.66
|
|
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