Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Port Stanley, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Port Stanley
|
Port Louis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Port Stanley
|
Port Louis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Port Stanley
|
Port Louis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.90
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Port Stanley
|
Port Louis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Port Stanley
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.91
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Stanley
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Port Stanley
|
Port Louis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
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