Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 17.5% cheaper than Dili.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Dili, you would:
pay 31.8% less for restaurants
|
Dili
|
Port Louis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$5.96
MUR274.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
|
$5.31
MUR244.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.99
MUR45.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$0.55
MUR25.48
|
|
pay 10.2% less for groceries
|
Dili
|
Port Louis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$0.68
MUR31.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$5.85
MUR269.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
|
$5.66
MUR260.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
|
$2.02
MUR93.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
|
$2.98
MUR137.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$0.82
MUR37.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$0.86
MUR39.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.92
MUR42.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$1.41
MUR65.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
|
$0.58
MUR26.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.65
MUR30.02
|
|
pay 3.5% more for transportation
|
Dili
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
|
$5.90
MUR272.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.67
MUR999.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,669.56
MUR1,598,613.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.00
|
$20.59
MUR949.18
|
|
pay 57.6% less for housing
|
Dili
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$36.24
MUR1,670.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$462.26
MUR21,314.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$375.59
MUR17,318.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$32.64
MUR1,505.16
|
|
pay 48.5% less for childcare
|
Dili
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$333.33
|
$221.74
MUR10,224.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
|
$3,900.32
MUR179,843.98
|
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dili
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
|
$2.38
MUR109.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
|
$2.30
MUR106.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
|
$6.50
MUR299.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$28.17
MUR1,298.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
$5.42
MUR249.78
|
|
pay 13.5% more for clothing
|
Dili
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.25
|
$58.50
MUR2,697.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$44.49
MUR2,051.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.75
|
$91.73
MUR4,229.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.67
|
$75.84
MUR3,496.97
|
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