Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 48.5% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 69.3% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.33
|
$5.88
MUR277.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.74
|
$0.94
MUR44.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.43
|
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
|
pay 31.3% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
€2.46
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.47
€7.09
|
$5.77
MUR272.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.69
|
$5.77
MUR272.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€4.07
|
$1.99
MUR93.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.66
€5.37
|
$2.94
MUR138.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.10
|
$0.98
MUR46.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.91
|
$0.84
MUR39.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.13
|
$0.82
MUR38.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
€1.31
|
$1.37
MUR64.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$0.54
MUR25.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.89
|
$0.52
MUR24.62
|
|
pay 22.5% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.56
|
$5.87
MUR277.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
€50.82
|
$21.64
MUR1,021.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,492.58
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,397.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.94
€24.60
|
$20.32
MUR959.14
|
|
pay 60.1% less for housing
Brussels
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.46
€52.60
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.57
€1,138.57
|
$502.57
MUR23,726.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.16
€972.23
|
$395.64
MUR18,678.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.33
€170.07
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.51
|
|
pay 80.5% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$988.17
€937.14
|
$218.85
MUR10,331.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,667.79
€21,497.27
|
$3,849.44
MUR181,732.24
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$2.25
MUR106.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
€3.80
|
$2.22
MUR104.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
$6.52
MUR307.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.09
€36.12
|
$27.80
MUR1,312.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.20
€13.47
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
pay 30.9% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.46
€91.48
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.32
€48.67
|
$43.91
MUR2,073.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.01
€109.07
|
$90.53
MUR4,274.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.35
€135.95
|
$74.85
MUR3,533.68
|
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