Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 19.8% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 19.1% less for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
$5.88
MUR277.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY255.88
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY44.73
|
$0.94
MUR44.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.75
|
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
|
pay 61.8% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY29.37
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY162.21
|
$5.77
MUR272.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY137.33
|
$5.77
MUR272.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY59.17
|
$1.99
MUR93.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY95.01
|
$2.94
MUR138.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY17.12
|
$0.98
MUR46.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY31.02
|
$0.84
MUR39.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.98
|
$0.82
MUR38.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY19.06
|
$1.37
MUR64.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.71
|
$0.54
MUR25.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY8.08
|
$0.52
MUR24.61
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY169.45
|
$5.87
MUR277.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
$21.64
MUR1,021.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,578,273.24
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,055.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY190.16
|
$20.32
MUR958.94
|
|
pay 34.3% more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY404.80
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,853.53
|
$502.57
MUR23,721.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY14,055.01
|
$395.64
MUR18,674.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,867.85
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.16
|
|
pay 59.6% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,670.79
|
$218.85
MUR10,329.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY365,613.37
|
$3,849.44
MUR181,693.76
|
|
pay 24.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY122.82
|
$2.25
MUR105.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY100.04
|
$2.22
MUR104.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY71.65
|
$6.52
MUR307.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,439.67
|
$27.80
MUR1,312.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,994.11
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,603.72
|
$43.91
MUR2,072.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,666.62
|
$90.53
MUR4,273.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,282.59
|
$74.85
MUR3,532.93
|
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