Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 17.1% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 45.1% less for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
|
pay 1.6% more for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
|
pay 9.4% more for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
|
Budapest
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
|
pay 56.5% less for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.91
|
|
pay 17.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
|
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