Cost of living comparison
Moroni is 59.0% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Moroni instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 35.0% more for restaurants
|
Port Louis
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
MUR277.65
|
$1.61
KMF750
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$7.62
KMF3,555
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR44.31
|
$1.55
KMF723
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
$1.13
KMF525
|
|
pay 54.6% more for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
$0.61
KMF284
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR272.60
|
$5.14
KMF2,397
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR272.44
|
$15.61
KMF7,281
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR93.73
|
$4.80
KMF2,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR138.91
|
$2.65
KMF1,236
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR46.37
|
$2.43
KMF1,134
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR39.84
|
$0.21
KMF100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR38.93
|
$0.24
KMF113
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR64.69
|
$1.79
KMF835
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR25.57
|
$1.46
KMF683
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR24.62
|
$1.22
KMF569
|
|
pay 5.6% more for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR277.13
|
$10.91
KMF5,092
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR1,021.74
|
$30.95
KMF14,439
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,397.67
|
$18,241.41
KMF8,510,985
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR959.14
|
$8.20
KMF3,824
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.84
|
$155.86
KMF72,722
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR23,726.15
|
$696.65
KMF325,038
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,678.04
|
$578.75
KMF270,031
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.51
|
$81.96
KMF38,240
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR10,331.81
|
$381.55
KMF178,021
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR181,732.24
|
$13,464.56
KMF6,282,227
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR106.01
|
$1.57
KMF733
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR104.89
|
$2.98
KMF1,393
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR307.94
|
$1.88
KMF875
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,312.51
|
$32.92
KMF15,361
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$6.23
KMF2,905
|
|
pay 14.2% more for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.98
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR2,073.09
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,274.07
|
$105.03
KMF49,006
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,533.68
|
$81.45
KMF38,004
|
|
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