Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 41.0% cheaper than Port Louis.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 41.5% less for restaurants
|
Port Louis
|
Delhi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
MUR277.65
|
$4.15
₹350.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$4.15
₹350.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR44.31
|
$0.49
₹41.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
$0.19
₹15.68
|
|
pay 49.3% less for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
$0.55
₹46.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR272.60
|
$2.37
₹200.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR272.44
|
$2.88
₹242.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR93.73
|
$1.15
₹97.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR138.91
|
$1.61
₹136.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR46.37
|
$0.89
₹75.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR39.84
|
$0.35
₹29.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR38.93
|
$0.46
₹39.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR64.69
|
$0.29
₹24.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR25.57
|
$0.20
₹16.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR24.62
|
$0.23
₹19.31
|
|
pay 54.0% less for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR277.13
|
$4.41
₹372.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR1,021.74
|
$11.85
₹1,000.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,397.67
|
$14,221.28
₹1,200,707.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR959.14
|
$2.49
₹210.12
|
|
pay 36.3% less for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.84
|
$8.48
₹715.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR23,726.15
|
$279.66
₹23,611.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,678.04
|
$164.09
₹13,854.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.51
|
$46.25
₹3,905.02
|
|
pay 55.9% less for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR10,331.81
|
$92.50
₹7,810.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR181,732.24
|
$1,766.20
₹149,121.18
|
|
pay 10.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Delhi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR106.01
|
$2.37
₹200.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR104.89
|
$2.43
₹204.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR307.94
|
$4.15
₹350.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,312.51
|
$21.31
₹1,799.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$4.92
₹415.24
|
|
pay 39.3% less for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.98
|
$32.25
₹2,723.01
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR2,073.09
|
$32.29
₹2,726.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,274.07
|
$53.15
₹4,487.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,533.68
|
$40.86
₹3,449.93
|
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