Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 38.3% more expensive than 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
MUR277.65
|
$10.23
DOP618.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$6.60
DOP399.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR44.31
|
$1.05
DOP63.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
$0.77
DOP46.25
|
|
pay 25.2% more for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
$1.90
DOP115.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR272.60
|
$3.22
DOP194.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR272.44
|
$4.91
DOP296.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR93.73
|
$2.37
DOP143.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR138.91
|
$2.89
DOP174.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR46.37
|
$1.37
DOP82.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR39.84
|
$0.35
DOP21.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR38.93
|
$1.35
DOP81.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR64.69
|
$0.79
DOP47.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR25.57
|
$0.98
DOP59.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR24.62
|
$1.09
DOP65.85
|
|
pay 59.2% more for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR277.13
|
$4.80
DOP290.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR1,021.74
|
$82.54
DOP4,988.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,397.67
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,695,938.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR959.14
|
$18.61
DOP1,124.69
|
|
pay 41.6% more for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.84
|
$42.28
DOP2,554.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR23,726.15
|
$732.50
DOP44,267.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,678.04
|
$411.15
DOP24,847.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.51
|
$66.16
DOP3,998.49
|
|
pay 62.9% more for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR10,331.81
|
$361.79
DOP21,864.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR181,732.24
|
$6,176.69
DOP373,277.97
|
|
pay 15.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR106.01
|
$2.48
DOP149.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR104.89
|
$2.58
DOP155.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR307.94
|
$4.54
DOP274.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,312.51
|
$44.94
DOP2,715.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$6.40
DOP386.57
|
|
pay 26.2% more for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.98
|
$66.44
DOP4,015.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR2,073.09
|
$56.74
DOP3,429.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,274.07
|
$103.17
DOP6,235.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,533.68
|
$109.66
DOP6,626.99
|
|
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