Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 38.3% more expensive than Port Louis.
- Restaurants
-
pay 37.3% more in Santo Domingo
- Groceries
-
pay 25.2% more in Santo Domingo
- Transportation
-
pay 59.2% more in Santo Domingo
- Housing
-
pay 41.6% more in Santo Domingo
- Childcare
-
pay 62.9% more in Santo Domingo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 15.4% more in Santo Domingo
- Clothing
-
pay 26.2% more in Santo Domingo
The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Port Louis.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 37.3% more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
MUR268.24
|
$10.23
DOP604.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR243.85
|
$6.60
DOP389.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR42.81
|
$1.05
DOP62.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR24.99
|
$0.77
DOP45.18
|
|
pay 25.2% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR38.67
|
$1.90
DOP112.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR263.36
|
$3.22
DOP189.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR263.21
|
$4.91
DOP289.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR90.55
|
$2.37
DOP139.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR134.21
|
$2.89
DOP170.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR44.80
|
$1.37
DOP81.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR38.49
|
$0.35
DOP20.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.61
|
$1.35
DOP79.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR62.49
|
$0.79
DOP46.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR24.70
|
$0.98
DOP58.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR23.78
|
$1.09
DOP64.32
|
|
pay 59.2% more for transportation
Port Louis
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR267.74
|
$4.80
DOP283.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR987.11
|
$82.54
DOP4,872.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,560,650.16
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,656,658.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR926.64
|
$18.61
DOP1,098.64
|
|
pay 41.6% more for housing
Port Louis
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,507.94
|
$42.28
DOP2,495.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR22,922.05
|
$732.50
DOP43,242.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,045.02
|
$411.15
DOP24,271.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,597.47
|
$66.16
DOP3,905.88
|
|
pay 62.9% more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR9,981.66
|
$361.79
DOP21,357.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR175,573.14
|
$6,176.69
DOP364,632.33
|
|
pay 15.4% more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR102.42
|
$2.48
DOP146.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR101.33
|
$2.58
DOP152.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR297.50
|
$4.54
DOP267.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,268.03
|
$44.94
DOP2,652.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR243.85
|
$6.40
DOP377.62
|
|
pay 26.2% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,633.60
|
$66.44
DOP3,922.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR2,002.83
|
$56.74
DOP3,349.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,129.22
|
$103.17
DOP6,090.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,413.92
|
$109.66
DOP6,473.50
|
|
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