Port Louis is 43.5% cheaper than Washington.

If you lived in Port Louis instead of Washington, you would:

pay 61.0% less for restaurants

 
Washington
Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$6.89
Rs319
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
 
$5.29
Rs245
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.43
 
$0.98
Rs45

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pay 40.6% less for groceries

 
Washington
Port Louis
Bread
1 loaf
$3.28
 
$0.69
Rs32
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.60
 
$5.95
Rs276
Milk (1 gallon) $3.86
 
$5.34
Rs247

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pay 4.0% more for transportation

 
Washington
Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.76
 
$5.69
Rs264
Monthly public transit pass $100.00
 
$22.05
Rs1,021
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,190.00
 
$26,460.86
Rs1,225,082

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pay 66.4% less for housing

 
Washington
Port Louis
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.10
 
$35.28
Rs1,633
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,358.41
 
$518.19
Rs23,991
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,908.82
 
$341.79
Rs15,824

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pay 85.5% less for childcare

 
Washington
Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,135.91
 
$203.60
Rs9,426
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $23,775.60
 
$4,630.65
Rs214,389

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pay 56.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Washington
Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
 
$2.54
Rs117
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.96
 
$2.38
Rs110
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.00
 
$6.06
Rs281

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pay 1.2% more for clothing

 
Washington
Port Louis
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.02
 
$61.01
Rs2,824
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.73
 
$51.45
Rs2,382
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.79
 
$99.23
Rs4,594

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