Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 22.1% cheaper than Dili.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.4% less in Port Louis
- Groceries
-
pay 4.1% less in Port Louis
- Transportation
-
pay 21.6% less in Port Louis
- Housing
-
pay 56.5% less in Port Louis
- Childcare
-
pay 53.3% less in Port Louis
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.6% more in Port Louis
- Clothing
-
pay 10.8% more in Port Louis
The cost of clothing and entertainment and sports in Port Louis are more expensive than in Dili. Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Port Louis.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Dili, you would:
pay 33.4% less for restaurants
Dili
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$5.88
MUR266.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$5.35
MUR242.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.94
MUR42.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$0.55
MUR24.84
|
|
pay 4.1% less for groceries
Dili
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$0.85
MUR38.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.00
|
$5.77
MUR261.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.27
|
$5.77
MUR261.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
|
$1.99
MUR89.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
|
$2.94
MUR133.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.98
MUR44.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$0.84
MUR38.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$0.82
MUR37.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$1.37
MUR62.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
|
$0.54
MUR24.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.52
MUR23.64
|
|
pay 21.6% less for transportation
Dili
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
|
$5.87
MUR266.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.64
MUR981.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,217.28
MUR1,551,069.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
|
$20.32
MUR920.95
|
|
pay 56.5% less for housing
Dili
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$33.06
MUR1,498.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$502.57
MUR22,781.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$395.64
MUR17,934.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$35.02
MUR1,587.66
|
|
pay 53.3% less for childcare
Dili
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$218.85
MUR9,920.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,000.00
|
$3,849.44
MUR174,495.28
|
|
pay 3.6% more for entertainment and sports
Dili
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.25
MUR101.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$2.22
MUR100.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
|
$6.52
MUR295.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$27.80
MUR1,260.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
$5.35
MUR242.35
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
Dili
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
|
$57.74
MUR2,617.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$43.91
MUR1,990.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.33
|
$90.53
MUR4,103.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$74.85
MUR3,392.96
|
|
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