Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 53.0% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 28.9% less for restaurants
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Port Louis
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
MUR277.65
|
$4.17
CN¥30.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$5.57
CN¥40.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR44.31
|
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 5.0% less for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
$1.43
CN¥10.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR272.60
|
$7.31
CN¥52.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR272.44
|
$7.17
CN¥51.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR93.73
|
$1.74
CN¥12.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR138.91
|
$1.53
CN¥11.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR46.37
|
$0.92
CN¥6.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR39.84
|
$0.71
CN¥5.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR38.93
|
$0.89
CN¥6.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR64.69
|
$0.58
CN¥4.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR25.57
|
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR24.62
|
$0.47
CN¥3.41
|
|
pay 22.0% less for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR277.13
|
$4.36
CN¥31.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR1,021.74
|
$33.40
CN¥241.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,397.67
|
$20,872.18
CN¥150,958.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR959.14
|
$4.59
CN¥33.21
|
|
pay 17.4% more for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.84
|
$13.28
CN¥96.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR23,726.15
|
$929.88
CN¥6,725.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,678.04
|
$492.44
CN¥3,561.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.51
|
$42.04
CN¥304.06
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR10,331.81
|
$763.49
CN¥5,521.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR181,732.24
|
$22,913.01
CN¥165,718.37
|
|
pay 31.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR106.01
|
$1.11
CN¥8.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR104.89
|
$3.60
CN¥26.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR307.94
|
$3.48
CN¥25.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,312.51
|
$65.46
CN¥473.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$8.35
CN¥60.38
|
|
pay 5.9% more for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.98
|
$62.65
CN¥453.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR2,073.09
|
$34.69
CN¥250.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,274.07
|
$83.45
CN¥603.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,533.68
|
$107.64
CN¥778.48
|
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