Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 20.4% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 27.9% more for restaurants
|
Port Louis
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
MUR277.65
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR44.31
|
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
|
pay 30.9% less for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR272.60
|
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR272.44
|
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR93.73
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR138.91
|
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR46.37
|
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR39.84
|
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR38.93
|
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR64.69
|
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR25.57
|
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR24.62
|
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
|
pay 30.0% less for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR277.13
|
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR1,021.74
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,397.67
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR959.14
|
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
|
pay 1.3% more for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.84
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR23,726.15
|
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,678.04
|
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.51
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR10,331.81
|
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR181,732.24
|
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
|
pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR106.01
|
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR104.89
|
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR307.94
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,312.51
|
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
|
pay 10.4% more for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.98
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR2,073.09
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,274.07
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,533.68
|
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
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