Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 84.1% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 42.6% more for restaurants
|
Port Louis
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
MUR277.65
|
$7.88
₩10,997
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$6.09
₩8,498
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR44.31
|
$1.59
₩2,215
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
$0.84
₩1,174
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
$3.10
₩4,321
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR272.60
|
$6.52
₩9,107
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR272.44
|
$8.06
₩11,249
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR93.73
|
$3.06
₩4,269
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR138.91
|
$4.74
₩6,612
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR46.37
|
$3.30
₩4,603
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR39.84
|
$1.55
₩2,163
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR38.93
|
$2.44
₩3,407
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR64.69
|
$2.68
₩3,748
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR25.57
|
$1.73
₩2,416
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR24.62
|
$1.39
₩1,936
|
|
pay 0.5% more for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR277.13
|
$4.59
₩6,405
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR1,021.74
|
$44.40
₩61,986
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,397.67
|
$27,023.07
₩37,722,173
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR959.14
|
$8.02
₩11,197
|
|
pay 87.0% more for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.84
|
$22.27
₩31,093
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR23,726.15
|
$883.18
₩1,232,852
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,678.04
|
$490.54
₩684,756
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.51
|
$133.35
₩186,151
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR10,331.81
|
$385.48
₩538,102
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR181,732.24
|
$20,782.92
₩29,011,393
|
|
pay 53.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR106.01
|
$3.58
₩4,999
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR104.89
|
$3.60
₩5,028
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR307.94
|
$3.22
₩4,499
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,312.51
|
$53.73
₩75,002
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$10.74
₩14,996
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.98
|
$59.13
₩82,538
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR2,073.09
|
$46.64
₩65,112
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,274.07
|
$86.69
₩121,017
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,533.68
|
$124.89
₩174,338
|
|
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