Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 3.6% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 0.5% less for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$5.88
MUR277.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$0.94
MUR44.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
|
pay 20.8% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$5.77
MUR272.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
$5.77
MUR272.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$1.99
MUR93.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$2.94
MUR138.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$0.98
MUR46.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.84
MUR39.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.82
MUR38.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$1.37
MUR64.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$0.54
MUR25.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.52
MUR24.62
|
|
pay 81.5% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
$5.87
MUR277.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
$21.64
MUR1,021.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,397.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
$20.32
MUR959.14
|
|
pay 19.0% less for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
$502.57
MUR23,726.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
$395.64
MUR18,678.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.51
|
|
pay 48.8% less for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
$218.85
MUR10,331.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
$3,849.44
MUR181,732.24
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$2.25
MUR106.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$2.22
MUR104.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$6.52
MUR307.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
$27.80
MUR1,312.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
$43.91
MUR2,073.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
$90.53
MUR4,274.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
$74.85
MUR3,533.68
|
|
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