Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 18.4% cheaper than Kingstown.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 47.6% less for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.88
MUR277.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.94
MUR44.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
|
pay 39.5% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$5.77
MUR272.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$5.77
MUR272.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$1.99
MUR93.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$2.94
MUR138.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$0.98
MUR46.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.84
MUR39.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$0.82
MUR38.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.37
MUR64.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.54
MUR25.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.52
MUR24.62
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
$5.87
MUR277.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$21.64
MUR1,021.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,397.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$20.32
MUR959.14
|
|
pay 3.2% more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$502.57
MUR23,726.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$395.64
MUR18,678.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.51
|
|
pay 18.3% more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$218.85
MUR10,331.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,849.44
MUR181,732.24
|
|
pay 4.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.25
MUR106.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$2.22
MUR104.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$6.52
MUR307.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$27.80
MUR1,312.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$43.91
MUR2,073.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$90.53
MUR4,274.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$74.85
MUR3,533.68
|
|
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