Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 20.2% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Riga, you would:
pay 42.4% less for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$5.88
MUR277.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€7.90
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.36
|
$0.94
MUR44.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.13
|
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
|
pay 0.2% less for groceries
|
Riga
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.48
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.43
|
$5.77
MUR272.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.60
|
$5.77
MUR272.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.71
|
$1.99
MUR93.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.02
|
$2.94
MUR138.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.98
MUR46.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.84
MUR39.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$0.82
MUR38.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.44
|
$1.37
MUR64.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.54
MUR25.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.52
MUR24.62
|
|
pay 14.1% more for transportation
|
Riga
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.42
|
$5.87
MUR277.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.49
|
$21.64
MUR1,021.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€26,579.37
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,397.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.67
|
$20.32
MUR959.14
|
|
pay 0.6% more for housing
|
Riga
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.76
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€508.74
|
$502.57
MUR23,726.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€348.74
|
$395.64
MUR18,678.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€231.95
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.51
|
|
pay 65.4% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€510.24
|
$218.85
MUR10,331.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,791.25
|
$3,849.44
MUR181,732.24
|
|
pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.57
|
$2.25
MUR106.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.22
|
$2.22
MUR104.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€4.98
|
$6.52
MUR307.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€43.64
|
$27.80
MUR1,312.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
pay 17.3% less for clothing
|
Riga
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€77.61
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€41.51
|
$43.91
MUR2,073.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€87.61
|
$90.53
MUR4,274.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€114.77
|
$74.85
MUR3,533.68
|
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