Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 16.4% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.1% less in Port Louis
- Groceries
-
pay 6.7% more in Port Louis
- Transportation
-
pay 5.1% less in Port Louis
- Housing
-
pay 26.0% less in Port Louis
- Childcare
-
pay 38.6% less in Port Louis
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.8% less in Port Louis
- Clothing
-
pay 19.9% less in Port Louis
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Port Louis.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 25.1% less for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP604.19
|
$5.88
MUR268.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP389.80
|
$5.35
MUR243.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP62.01
|
$0.94
MUR42.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP45.18
|
$0.55
MUR24.99
|
|
pay 6.7% more for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP112.38
|
$0.85
MUR38.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP189.98
|
$5.77
MUR263.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP289.90
|
$5.77
MUR263.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP139.81
|
$1.99
MUR90.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP170.55
|
$2.94
MUR134.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP81.06
|
$0.98
MUR44.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.90
|
$0.84
MUR38.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP79.78
|
$0.82
MUR37.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP46.83
|
$1.37
MUR62.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP58.09
|
$0.54
MUR24.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP64.32
|
$0.52
MUR23.78
|
|
pay 5.1% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP283.40
|
$5.87
MUR267.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP4,872.53
|
$21.64
MUR987.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,656,658.67
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,560,650.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,098.64
|
$20.32
MUR926.64
|
|
pay 26.0% less for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,495.82
|
$33.06
MUR1,507.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP43,242.03
|
$502.57
MUR22,922.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,271.70
|
$395.64
MUR18,045.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP3,905.88
|
$35.02
MUR1,597.47
|
|
pay 38.6% less for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,357.90
|
$218.85
MUR9,981.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP364,632.33
|
$3,849.44
MUR175,573.14
|
|
pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP146.18
|
$2.25
MUR102.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP152.27
|
$2.22
MUR101.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP267.99
|
$6.52
MUR297.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,652.82
|
$27.80
MUR1,268.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP377.62
|
$5.35
MUR243.85
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP3,922.38
|
$57.74
MUR2,633.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,349.86
|
$43.91
MUR2,002.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,090.66
|
$90.53
MUR4,129.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,473.50
|
$74.85
MUR3,413.92
|
|
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