Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 39.1% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 72.1% more for restaurants
|
Port Louis
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
MUR277.65
|
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR44.31
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 13.3% less for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR272.60
|
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR272.44
|
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR93.73
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR138.91
|
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR46.37
|
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR39.84
|
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR38.93
|
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR64.69
|
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR25.57
|
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR24.62
|
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
|
pay 39.1% more for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR277.13
|
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR1,021.74
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,397.67
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR959.14
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 98.6% more for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.84
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR23,726.15
|
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,678.04
|
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.51
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 18.1% more for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR10,331.81
|
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR181,732.24
|
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
|
pay 26.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR106.01
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR104.89
|
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR307.94
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,312.51
|
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
pay 32.2% more for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.98
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR2,073.09
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,274.07
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,533.68
|
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Beirut or Port Louis. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.