Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Vatican City instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Port Louis
|
Vatican City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
MUR276.71
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR251.55
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR44.16
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.78
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Vatican City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR39.89
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR271.67
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR271.52
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR93.41
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR138.44
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR46.21
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR39.71
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR38.79
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR64.47
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR25.48
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR24.53
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Vatican City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR276.19
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR1,018.28
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,609,923.15
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR955.89
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Vatican City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,555.55
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR23,645.75
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,614.74
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,647.90
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Vatican City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR10,296.80
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR181,116.35
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Vatican City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR105.65
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR104.53
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR306.89
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,308.06
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR251.55
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Vatican City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,716.75
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR2,066.07
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,259.59
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,521.71
|
?? |
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