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
MUR277.59
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR44.30
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 13.3% less for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR272.54
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR272.39
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR93.71
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR138.88
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR46.36
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR39.83
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR38.92
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR64.67
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR25.56
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR24.61
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 39.1% more for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR277.07
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR1,021.52
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,055.64
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR958.94
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 98.6% more for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.51
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR23,721.13
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,674.08
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.16
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 18.1% more for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR10,329.63
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR181,693.76
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 26.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR105.99
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR104.87
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR307.87
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,312.23
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 32.2% more for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.41
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR2,072.65
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,273.17
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,532.93
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
|
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