Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 36.6% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 30.7% less for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
MUR276.71
|
$2.91
THB99.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR251.55
|
$5.83
THB198.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR44.16
|
$0.62
THB21.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.78
|
$0.29
THB9.96
|
|
pay 21.8% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR39.89
|
$1.52
THB51.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR271.67
|
$11.74
THB400.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR271.52
|
$7.32
THB249.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR93.41
|
$2.27
THB77.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR138.44
|
$1.31
THB44.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR46.21
|
$1.47
THB50.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR39.71
|
$0.73
THB24.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR38.79
|
$1.04
THB35.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR64.47
|
$0.80
THB27.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR25.48
|
$0.71
THB24.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR24.53
|
$0.62
THB21.25
|
|
pay 17.6% more for transportation
Port Louis
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR276.19
|
$4.47
THB152.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR1,018.28
|
$39.32
THB1,342.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,609,923.15
|
$55,345.18
THB1,889,473.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR955.89
|
$10.34
THB353.03
|
|
pay 7.2% more for housing
Port Louis
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,555.55
|
$15.36
THB524.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR23,645.75
|
$571.31
THB19,504.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,614.74
|
$301.88
THB10,306.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,647.90
|
$67.33
THB2,298.66
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR10,296.80
|
$632.63
THB21,597.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR181,116.35
|
$13,191.37
THB450,350.68
|
|
pay 23.4% more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR105.65
|
$2.33
THB79.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR104.53
|
$2.58
THB88.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR306.89
|
$4.20
THB143.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,308.06
|
$54.58
THB1,863.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR251.55
|
$7.28
THB248.61
|
|
pay 1.3% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,716.75
|
$55.27
THB1,886.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR2,066.07
|
$34.84
THB1,189.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,259.59
|
$97.10
THB3,314.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,521.71
|
$92.12
THB3,144.98
|
|
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