Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 73.8% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Port Louis
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
MUR275.53
|
$9.90
PLN41.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR250.48
|
$8.66
PLN36.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR43.97
|
$1.79
PLN7.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.67
|
$1.79
PLN7.45
|
|
pay 8.2% less for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR39.72
|
$1.09
PLN4.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR270.52
|
$4.36
PLN18.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR270.37
|
$3.80
PLN15.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR93.01
|
$3.02
PLN12.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR137.85
|
$2.54
PLN10.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR46.01
|
$0.45
PLN1.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR39.54
|
$0.75
PLN3.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR38.63
|
$0.82
PLN3.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR64.19
|
$1.39
PLN5.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR25.37
|
$0.41
PLN1.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR24.43
|
$0.47
PLN1.95
|
|
pay 9.9% less for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR275.02
|
$6.20
PLN25.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR1,013.95
|
$27.22
PLN113.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,603,079.59
|
$30,732.76
PLN127,956.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR951.83
|
$7.92
PLN32.97
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,548.94
|
$17.20
PLN71.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR23,545.23
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,455.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,535.61
|
$832.44
PLN3,465.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,640.90
|
$224.46
PLN934.55
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR10,253.03
|
$507.82
PLN2,114.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR180,346.45
|
$12,579.90
PLN52,376.65
|
|
pay 43.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR105.20
|
$3.71
PLN15.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR104.09
|
$3.66
PLN15.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR305.59
|
$4.76
PLN19.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,302.50
|
$42.25
PLN175.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR250.48
|
$8.66
PLN36.06
|
|
pay 20.9% more for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,705.20
|
$89.45
PLN372.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR2,057.29
|
$41.56
PLN173.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,241.48
|
$88.32
PLN367.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,506.74
|
$102.18
PLN425.41
|
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