Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 50.5% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 73.2% more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,980
|
$5.88
MUR277.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD554
|
$0.94
MUR44.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
|
pay 84.9% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,151
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,125
|
$5.77
MUR272.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,738
|
$5.77
MUR272.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
$1.99
MUR93.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,916
|
$2.94
MUR138.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD675
|
$0.98
MUR46.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD676
|
$0.84
MUR39.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD610
|
$0.82
MUR38.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD404
|
$1.37
MUR64.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD390
|
$0.54
MUR25.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.52
MUR24.62
|
|
pay 84.9% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,344
|
$5.87
MUR277.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,914
|
$21.64
MUR1,021.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,930,928
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,397.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,940
|
$20.32
MUR959.14
|
|
pay 3.0% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD46,264
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD582,890
|
$502.57
MUR23,726.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD347,241
|
$395.64
MUR18,678.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD148,480
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.51
|
|
pay 23.4% more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD213,418
|
$218.85
MUR10,331.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,517,573
|
$3,849.44
MUR181,732.24
|
|
pay 25.3% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$2.25
MUR106.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,802
|
$2.22
MUR104.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$6.52
MUR307.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,898
|
$27.80
MUR1,312.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
pay 64.8% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,741
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,715
|
$43.91
MUR2,073.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD80,159
|
$90.53
MUR4,274.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD54,334
|
$74.85
MUR3,533.68
|
|
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