Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 4.0% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Lima, you would:
pay 5.3% more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
$5.88
MUR277.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
$0.94
MUR44.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
|
pay 28.8% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
$5.77
MUR272.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
$5.77
MUR272.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
$1.99
MUR93.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
$2.94
MUR138.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
$0.98
MUR46.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
$0.84
MUR39.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.82
MUR38.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
$1.37
MUR64.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
$0.54
MUR25.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
$0.52
MUR24.62
|
|
pay 12.1% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
$5.87
MUR277.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
$21.64
MUR1,021.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,397.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
$20.32
MUR959.14
|
|
pay 0.1% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
$502.57
MUR23,726.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
$395.64
MUR18,678.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.51
|
|
pay 24.2% less for childcare
|
Lima
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
$218.85
MUR10,331.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
$3,849.44
MUR181,732.24
|
|
pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
$2.25
MUR106.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
$2.22
MUR104.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
$6.52
MUR307.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
$27.80
MUR1,312.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
pay 11.5% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
$43.91
MUR2,073.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
$90.53
MUR4,274.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
$74.85
MUR3,533.68
|
|
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