Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 16.9% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 53.6% more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.46
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
|
pay 24.1% more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.63
|
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.16
|
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥31.01
|
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥246.61
|
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥147,964.16
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.34
|
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
|
pay 14.6% more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥96.79
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,906.97
|
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥4,001.89
|
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥300.36
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
|
pay 79.0% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,958.03
|
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥179,893.27
|
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.91
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥442.74
|
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥59.19
|
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥467.03
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥250.79
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥607.59
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥801.88
|
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
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