Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 31.8% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 19.8% more for restaurants
|
Port Louis
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
$9.92
RUB968.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
$4.92
RUB480.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
$1.10
RUB107.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
$0.60
RUB58.53
|
|
pay 25.9% less for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
$0.63
RUB61.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
$4.72
RUB460.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
$3.62
RUB353.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
$1.74
RUB169.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
$2.18
RUB213.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
$0.64
RUB62.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
$0.69
RUB66.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
$0.79
RUB77.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
$1.56
RUB152.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
$0.19
RUB18.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
$0.20
RUB19.81
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
$2.31
RUB225.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
$29.87
RUB2,914.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.90
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,202,646.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
$5.69
RUB555.13
|
|
pay 56.6% more for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
$6.03
RUB588.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
$881.83
RUB86,050.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
$532.09
RUB51,922.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
$90.54
RUB8,835.29
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
$484.25
RUB47,254.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.91
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,127,445.06
|
|
pay 1.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
$3.28
RUB320.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
$2.63
RUB257.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
$2.52
RUB245.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
$32.93
RUB3,213.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
$5.47
RUB533.77
|
|
pay 38.1% more for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
$98.68
RUB9,629.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
$46.53
RUB4,540.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
$117.96
RUB11,510.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
$114.14
RUB11,138.28
|
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