Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 3.5% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Amman, you would:
pay 26.1% more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
|
pay 50.7% more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
|
pay 10.3% more for transportation
|
Amman
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.43
JOD40.010
|
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,212.72
JOD20,005.640
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
JOD8.400
|
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
|
pay 1.6% more for housing
|
Amman
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.55
JOD25.210
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$381.83
JOD270.760
|
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.94
JOD194.960
|
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.76
JOD49.470
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
|
pay 20.7% less for childcare
|
Amman
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.33
JOD174.670
|
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,685.43
JOD4,031.540
|
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.91
|
|
pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.83
JOD41.720
|
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
|
Amman
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.60
JOD45.810
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.83
JOD39.590
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.30
JOD81.760
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.89
JOD65.160
|
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
|
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