Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.4 times more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Wellington
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR273.81
|
$15.16
NZ$24.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR243.94
|
$9.09
NZ$14.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.66
|
$2.49
NZ$4.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.39
|
$2.16
NZ$3.50
|
|
pay 84.6% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.11
|
$2.13
NZ$3.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR268.83
|
$4.53
NZ$7.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR260.06
|
$7.33
NZ$11.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR92.93
|
$6.98
NZ$11.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR136.99
|
$5.27
NZ$8.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.71
|
$1.44
NZ$2.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.29
|
$1.15
NZ$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.34
|
$1.48
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR64.92
|
$2.61
NZ$4.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.53
|
$1.09
NZ$1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR29.92
|
$0.93
NZ$1.51
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Port Louis
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR271.22
|
$6.60
NZ$10.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR995.67
|
$115.94
NZ$187.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,593,066.16
|
$30,007.11
NZ$48,594.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR945.88
|
$16.83
NZ$27.25
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Port Louis
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,665.12
|
$57.37
NZ$92.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,240.88
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,455.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,258.22
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,221.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,499.94
|
$134.66
NZ$218.08
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,188.99
|
$777.00
NZ$1,258.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR179,219.94
|
$12,897.92
NZ$20,887.32
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR109.52
|
$7.28
NZ$11.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR105.75
|
$3.39
NZ$5.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR298.70
|
$23.83
NZ$38.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,294.37
|
$38.32
NZ$62.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR248.92
|
$12.13
NZ$19.64
|
|
pay 40.6% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,688.30
|
$80.07
NZ$129.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,044.43
|
$53.09
NZ$85.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,214.99
|
$124.73
NZ$201.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,484.83
|
$129.08
NZ$209.03
|
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