Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 14.5% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Castries, you would:
pay 39.5% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Port Louis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
|
pay 32.2% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Port Louis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
|
pay 11.5% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
|
pay 28.0% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
|
pay 21.9% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.91
|
|
pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
|
pay 21.8% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
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