Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 15.5% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Castries, you would:
pay 37.6% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Port Louis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.88
MUR277.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.94
MUR44.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
|
pay 35.1% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$5.77
MUR272.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$5.77
MUR272.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$1.99
MUR93.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.94
MUR138.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$0.98
MUR46.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.84
MUR39.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.82
MUR38.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.37
MUR64.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.54
MUR25.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.52
MUR24.61
|
|
pay 11.2% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$5.87
MUR277.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.64
MUR1,021.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,055.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.32
MUR958.94
|
|
pay 28.4% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$502.57
MUR23,721.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$395.64
MUR18,674.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.16
|
|
pay 20.3% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$218.85
MUR10,329.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,849.44
MUR181,693.76
|
|
pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.25
MUR105.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.22
MUR104.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.52
MUR307.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$27.80
MUR1,312.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$43.91
MUR2,072.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$90.53
MUR4,273.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$74.85
MUR3,532.93
|
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