Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 7.1% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Lima, you would:
pay 12.5% more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
|
pay 39.1% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
|
pay 17.8% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.62
|
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN81,041.60
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN76.99
|
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
|
pay 5.1% less for housing
|
Lima
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.51
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,101.79
|
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,367.78
|
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN179.17
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
|
pay 29.4% less for childcare
|
Lima
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN945.49
|
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,869.31
|
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.91
|
|
pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.73
|
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
|
pay 16.9% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.75
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.29
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.68
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN345.06
|
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
|
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