Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 57.4% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 7.5% more for restaurants
|
Port Louis
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
MUR277.65
|
$6.18
NT$200.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$5.01
NT$162.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR44.31
|
$1.00
NT$32.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
$0.68
NT$22.06
|
|
pay 71.2% more for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
$1.86
NT$60.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR272.60
|
$8.37
NT$271.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR272.44
|
$10.77
NT$349.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR93.73
|
$2.72
NT$88.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR138.91
|
$4.37
NT$141.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR46.37
|
$2.06
NT$66.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR39.84
|
$1.01
NT$32.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR38.93
|
$1.25
NT$40.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR64.69
|
$1.56
NT$50.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR25.57
|
$1.30
NT$42.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR24.62
|
$1.11
NT$36.05
|
|
pay 5.2% less for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR277.13
|
$3.68
NT$119.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR1,021.74
|
$37.10
NT$1,204.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,397.67
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,128,588.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR959.14
|
$8.81
NT$286.16
|
|
pay 24.3% more for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.84
|
$24.04
NT$780.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR23,726.15
|
$630.95
NT$20,491.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,678.04
|
$465.35
NT$15,113.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.51
|
$63.62
NT$2,066.19
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR10,331.81
|
$610.09
NT$19,813.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR181,732.24
|
$18,275.33
NT$593,524.35
|
|
pay 26.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR106.01
|
$2.63
NT$85.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR104.89
|
$3.05
NT$98.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR307.94
|
$3.71
NT$120.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,312.51
|
$38.32
NT$1,244.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$9.89
NT$321.31
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.98
|
$56.02
NT$1,819.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR2,073.09
|
$31.15
NT$1,011.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,274.07
|
$85.26
NT$2,768.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,533.68
|
$103.43
NT$3,359.11
|
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