Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 29.4% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Rome, you would:
pay 55.3% less for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.94
|
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
€2.04
|
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.05
|
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
|
pay 20.0% less for groceries
|
Rome
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.37
|
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€5.86
|
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
€4.69
|
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.93
|
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
|
pay 4.6% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.84
|
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.90
€34.86
|
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,749.78
€24,598.65
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.87
€16.43
|
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
|
pay 42.4% less for housing
|
Rome
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.04
€27.63
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.95
€1,077.70
|
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.77
€663.73
|
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.72
€161.59
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
|
pay 58.7% less for childcare
|
Rome
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$516.83
€475.26
|
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,813.53
€9,024.35
|
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.91
|
|
pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.20
€57.20
|
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
|
Rome
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.31
€61.90
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.97
€28.48
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.10
€74.58
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.39
€95.08
|
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
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