Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 53.5% more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 6.0% more for restaurants
|
Khartoum
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SDG4,511.25
|
$5.88
MUR277.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SDG365.59
|
$0.94
MUR44.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
SDG264.58
|
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
|
Khartoum
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
$5.77
MUR272.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
$5.77
MUR272.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
$1.99
MUR93.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
$2.94
MUR138.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
$0.98
MUR46.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
$0.84
MUR39.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
$0.82
MUR38.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
$1.37
MUR64.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
$0.54
MUR25.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
$0.52
MUR24.61
|
|
pay 29.3% more for transportation
|
Khartoum
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
SDG3,147.44
|
$5.87
MUR277.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
$21.64
MUR1,021.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,055.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
$20.32
MUR958.94
|
|
pay 10.0% less for housing
|
Khartoum
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
$502.57
MUR23,721.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$272.14
SDG163,693.55
|
$395.64
MUR18,674.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.16
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Khartoum
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
$218.85
MUR10,329.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
$3,849.44
MUR181,693.76
|
|
pay 57.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Khartoum
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
$2.25
MUR105.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
$2.22
MUR104.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
$6.52
MUR307.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
$27.80
MUR1,312.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Khartoum
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
$43.91
MUR2,072.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
$90.53
MUR4,273.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
$74.85
MUR3,532.93
|
|
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