Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 1.1% cheaper than Praia.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Praia, you would:
pay 23.2% less for restaurants
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Praia
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
$5.88
MUR277.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
CVE660.77
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CVE186.10
|
$0.94
MUR44.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
CVE116.96
|
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
|
pay 31.3% less for groceries
|
Praia
|
Port Louis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
CVE308.43
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.94
CVE830.56
|
$5.77
MUR272.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
CVE500.26
|
$5.77
MUR272.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
CVE229.75
|
$1.99
MUR93.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
CVE273.21
|
$2.94
MUR138.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
CVE208.73
|
$0.98
MUR46.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
CVE138.33
|
$0.84
MUR39.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
CVE162.93
|
$0.82
MUR38.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
CVE233.63
|
$1.37
MUR64.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
CVE126.81
|
$0.54
MUR25.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
CVE92.22
|
$0.52
MUR24.62
|
|
pay 8.5% more for transportation
|
Praia
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
CVE659.76
|
$5.87
MUR277.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.42
CVE2,134.80
|
$21.64
MUR1,021.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,397.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.26
CVE1,804.41
|
$20.32
MUR959.14
|
|
pay 29.2% less for housing
|
Praia
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.28
CVE5,362.41
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$583.34
CVE60,994.26
|
$502.57
MUR23,726.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.89
CVE40,662.84
|
$395.64
MUR18,678.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.61
CVE11,879.07
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.51
|
|
pay 58.0% more for childcare
|
Praia
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$110.42
CVE11,545.68
|
$218.85
MUR10,331.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,266.68
CVE341,567.84
|
$3,849.44
MUR181,732.24
|
|
pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Praia
|
Port Louis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
CVE259.23
|
$2.25
MUR106.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE155.65
|
$2.22
MUR104.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
$6.52
MUR307.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.46
CVE3,812.14
|
$27.80
MUR1,312.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
CVE609.94
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
|
Praia
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.61
CVE5,082.85
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
CVE4,066.28
|
$43.91
MUR2,073.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.50
CVE9,149.14
|
$90.53
MUR4,274.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.25
CVE13,723.71
|
$74.85
MUR3,533.68
|
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