Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Kingston instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
MUR277.59
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR44.30
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR272.54
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR272.39
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR93.71
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR138.88
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR46.36
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR39.83
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR38.92
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR64.67
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR25.56
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR24.61
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Port Louis
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR277.07
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR1,021.52
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,055.64
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR958.94
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Port Louis
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.51
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR23,721.13
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,674.08
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.16
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR10,329.63
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR181,693.76
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR105.99
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR104.87
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR307.87
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,312.23
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.41
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR2,072.65
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,273.17
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,532.93
|
?? |
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