Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 2.1 times more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Port Louis
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
MUR277.59
|
$16.08
€15.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR44.30
|
$2.77
€2.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
$2.35
€2.26
|
|
pay 73.3% more for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
$2.91
€2.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR272.54
|
$8.18
€7.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR272.39
|
$5.99
€5.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR93.71
|
$4.47
€4.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR138.88
|
$6.34
€6.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR46.36
|
$1.16
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR39.83
|
$1.01
€0.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR38.92
|
$1.41
€1.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR64.67
|
$1.96
€1.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR25.56
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR24.61
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
pay 18.7% more for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR277.07
|
$6.58
€6.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR1,021.52
|
$41.80
€40.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,055.64
|
$27,753.31
€26,609.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR958.94
|
$18.01
€17.26
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.51
|
$36.56
€35.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR23,721.13
|
$1,107.49
€1,061.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,674.08
|
$808.26
€774.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.16
|
$244.03
€233.97
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR10,329.63
|
$273.73
€262.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR181,693.76
|
$15,621.84
€14,977.80
|
|
pay 87.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR105.99
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR104.87
|
$4.21
€4.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR307.87
|
$6.75
€6.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,312.23
|
$45.46
€43.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
|
pay 37.6% more for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.41
|
$104.52
€100.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR2,072.65
|
$43.69
€41.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,273.17
|
$95.42
€91.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,532.93
|
$123.09
€118.01
|
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