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
IQD6,931
|
$5.88
MUR277.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD550
|
$0.94
MUR44.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD248
|
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
|
pay 84.9% more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,143
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,103
|
$5.77
MUR272.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,691
|
$5.77
MUR272.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,375
|
$1.99
MUR93.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,896
|
$2.94
MUR138.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$0.98
MUR46.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$0.84
MUR39.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD606
|
$0.82
MUR38.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD402
|
$1.37
MUR64.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD387
|
$0.54
MUR25.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD377
|
$0.52
MUR24.61
|
|
pay 84.9% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,328
|
$5.87
MUR277.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,705
|
$21.64
MUR1,021.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,763,606
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,055.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,793
|
$20.32
MUR958.94
|
|
pay 3.0% less for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD45,941
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD578,814
|
$502.57
MUR23,721.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD344,813
|
$395.64
MUR18,674.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD147,442
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.16
|
|
pay 23.4% more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD211,926
|
$218.85
MUR10,329.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,485,987
|
$3,849.44
MUR181,693.76
|
|
pay 25.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
$2.25
MUR105.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,775
|
$2.22
MUR104.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
$6.52
MUR307.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,626
|
$27.80
MUR1,312.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
|
pay 64.8% more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,477
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,402
|
$43.91
MUR2,072.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD79,599
|
$90.53
MUR4,273.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD53,954
|
$74.85
MUR3,532.93
|
|
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