Cost of living comparison
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$0.61
Rs28
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$1.97
Rs91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$2.53
Rs117
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$0.87
Rs40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.97
Rs45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$0.81
Rs38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$1.16
Rs54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.63
Rs29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.64
Rs30
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$20.95
Rs970
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$38.92
Rs1,802
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$31.42
Rs1,455
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$6.34
Rs294
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$82.32
Rs3,811
|
|
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