Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 54.1% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Port Louis
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
MUR275.53
|
$8.25
LRD1,488.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR250.48
|
$11.00
LRD1,984.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR43.97
|
$1.88
LRD338.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.67
|
$2.50
LRD451.13
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR39.72
|
$1.65
LRD298.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR270.52
|
$5.91
LRD1,065.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR270.37
|
$6.08
LRD1,097.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR93.01
|
$3.63
LRD654.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR137.85
|
$4.48
LRD807.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR46.01
|
$0.74
LRD133.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR39.54
|
$2.58
LRD465.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR38.63
|
$3.95
LRD713.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR64.19
|
$3.18
LRD573.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR25.37
|
$1.03
LRD185.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR24.43
|
$3.88
LRD699.25
|
|
pay 40.4% less for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR275.02
|
$4.03
LRD727.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR1,013.95
|
$20.00
LRD3,609.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,603,079.59
|
$5,069.87
LRD914,859.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR951.83
|
$12.69
LRD2,290.26
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,548.94
|
$93.25
LRD16,826.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR23,545.23
|
$666.67
LRD120,300.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,535.61
|
$90.00
LRD16,240.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,640.90
|
$208.46
LRD37,616.10
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR10,253.03
|
$74.33
LRD13,412.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR180,346.45
|
$1,500.00
LRD270,675.17
|
|
pay 57.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR105.20
|
$2.50
LRD451.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR104.09
|
$3.12
LRD563.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR305.59
|
$5.00
LRD902.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,302.50
|
$76.25
LRD13,759.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR250.48
|
$9.75
LRD1,759.34
|
|
pay 34.3% less for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Monrovia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,705.20
|
$18.41
LRD3,322.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR2,057.29
|
$33.75
LRD6,090.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,241.48
|
$56.25
LRD10,150.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,506.74
|
$68.75
LRD12,405.95
|
|
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