Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 8.7% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 42.3% less for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
$5.88
MUR277.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
ARS8,466.44
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
ARS1,465.25
|
$0.94
MUR44.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
ARS1,081.51
|
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
|
pay 5.6% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
ARS2,149.09
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
ARS5,178.59
|
$5.77
MUR272.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
ARS5,026.56
|
$5.77
MUR272.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
ARS2,300.36
|
$1.99
MUR93.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
ARS2,794.99
|
$2.94
MUR138.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
ARS921.78
|
$0.98
MUR46.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
ARS872.26
|
$0.84
MUR39.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS604.16
|
$0.82
MUR38.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
ARS996.84
|
$1.37
MUR64.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
ARS425.84
|
$0.54
MUR25.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ARS503.95
|
$0.52
MUR24.62
|
|
pay 97.0% more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
ARS3,495.06
|
$5.87
MUR277.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
$21.64
MUR1,021.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,250.00
ARS23,185,473.39
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,397.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
ARS7,329.60
|
$20.32
MUR959.14
|
|
pay 4.6% more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.79
ARS23,728.34
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.68
ARS512,251.74
|
$502.57
MUR23,726.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.39
ARS356,400.46
|
$395.64
MUR18,678.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.23
ARS49,096.90
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.51
|
|
pay 6.5% less for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.50
ARS215,899.14
|
$218.85
MUR10,331.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,476.88
ARS4,464,452.21
|
$3,849.44
MUR181,732.24
|
|
pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,794.77
|
$2.25
MUR106.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
ARS2,975.85
|
$2.22
MUR104.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
ARS2,393.34
|
$6.52
MUR307.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.22
ARS27,143.36
|
$27.80
MUR1,312.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS4,986.12
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
pay 33.6% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.58
ARS89,326.40
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.73
ARS74,521.73
|
$43.91
MUR2,073.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.08
ARS113,760.32
|
$90.53
MUR4,274.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.22
ARS118,887.13
|
$74.85
MUR3,533.68
|
|
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