Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 24.4% cheaper than Port Louis.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 2.5% less for restaurants
|
Port Louis
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
MUR277.59
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR44.30
|
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
|
pay 34.4% less for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR272.54
|
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR272.39
|
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR93.71
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR138.88
|
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR46.36
|
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR39.83
|
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR38.92
|
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR64.67
|
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR25.56
|
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR24.61
|
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
|
pay 14.5% more for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR277.07
|
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR1,021.52
|
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,055.64
|
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR958.94
|
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
|
pay 11.9% more for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.51
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR23,721.13
|
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,674.08
|
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.16
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
|
pay 67.5% less for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR10,329.63
|
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR181,693.76
|
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
|
pay 47.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR105.99
|
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR104.87
|
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR307.87
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,312.23
|
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
pay 45.2% less for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.41
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR2,072.65
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,273.17
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,532.93
|
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
|
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