Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 6.2% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 14.1% less for restaurants
|
Pretoria
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR154.34
|
$5.88
MUR275.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR84.84
|
$5.35
MUR250.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR18.26
|
$0.94
MUR43.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR14.71
|
$0.55
MUR25.67
|
|
pay 19.5% more for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.46
|
$0.85
MUR39.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ZAR66.97
|
$5.77
MUR270.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
ZAR89.00
|
$5.77
MUR270.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR42.52
|
$1.99
MUR93.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR37.62
|
$2.94
MUR137.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.51
|
$0.98
MUR46.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.40
|
$0.84
MUR39.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.14
|
$0.82
MUR38.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.64
|
$1.37
MUR64.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.59
|
$0.54
MUR25.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.56
|
$0.52
MUR24.43
|
|
pay 40.0% more for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZAR91.57
|
$5.87
MUR275.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.32
ZAR1,183.29
|
$21.64
MUR1,013.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,084.78
ZAR345,726.69
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,603,079.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR158.97
|
$20.32
MUR951.83
|
|
pay 12.4% less for housing
|
Pretoria
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.13
ZAR708.88
|
$33.06
MUR1,548.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$416.34
ZAR7,542.19
|
$502.57
MUR23,545.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.25
ZAR6,870.21
|
$395.64
MUR18,535.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,558.45
|
$35.02
MUR1,640.90
|
|
pay 9.4% less for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.65
ZAR3,924.70
|
$218.85
MUR10,253.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR86,960.85
|
$3,849.44
MUR180,346.45
|
|
pay 15.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
ZAR43.22
|
$2.25
MUR105.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR36.15
|
$2.22
MUR104.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR53.51
|
$6.52
MUR305.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR619.73
|
$27.80
MUR1,302.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR141.48
|
$5.35
MUR250.48
|
|
pay 4.6% more for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR889.22
|
$57.74
MUR2,705.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR627.66
|
$43.91
MUR2,057.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
ZAR1,672.04
|
$90.53
MUR4,241.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,780.87
|
$74.85
MUR3,506.74
|
|
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