Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 81.9% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Port Louis
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
MUR277.65
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$9.83
€9.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR44.31
|
$2.57
€2.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
$2.07
€1.96
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
$1.30
€1.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR272.60
|
$5.64
€5.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR272.44
|
$4.49
€4.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR93.73
|
$2.68
€2.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR138.91
|
$3.44
€3.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR46.37
|
$0.90
€0.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR39.84
|
$0.62
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR38.93
|
$1.07
€1.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR64.69
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR25.57
|
$0.50
€0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR24.62
|
$0.45
€0.43
|
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pay 0.7% more for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR277.13
|
$6.92
€6.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR1,021.74
|
$32.15
€30.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,397.67
|
$29,580.66
€28,053.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR959.14
|
$10.07
€9.55
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.84
|
$29.49
€27.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR23,726.15
|
$743.73
€705.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,678.04
|
$530.91
€503.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.51
|
$240.91
€228.47
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR10,331.81
|
$522.95
€495.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR181,732.24
|
$7,258.22
€6,883.42
|
|
pay 78.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR106.01
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR104.89
|
$3.87
€3.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR307.94
|
$5.89
€5.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,312.51
|
$52.89
€50.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
pay 33.5% more for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.98
|
$92.77
€87.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR2,073.09
|
$37.65
€35.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,274.07
|
$90.51
€85.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,533.68
|
$115.44
€109.48
|
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