Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 7.4% more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 10.9% less for restaurants
|
Tbilisi
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.03
GEL30.17
|
$5.88
MUR277.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
GEL22.00
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
GEL2.42
|
$0.94
MUR44.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
GEL1.15
|
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
|
pay 28.7% more for groceries
|
Tbilisi
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
GEL1.70
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.05
GEL11.08
|
$5.77
MUR272.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.35
GEL20.11
|
$5.77
MUR272.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
GEL6.81
|
$1.99
MUR93.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
GEL7.87
|
$2.94
MUR138.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
GEL1.77
|
$0.98
MUR46.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
GEL2.12
|
$0.84
MUR39.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.01
|
$0.82
MUR38.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
GEL2.37
|
$1.37
MUR64.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.80
|
$0.54
MUR25.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
GEL0.89
|
$0.52
MUR24.62
|
|
pay 71.1% more for transportation
|
Tbilisi
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
GEL12.56
|
$5.87
MUR277.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.71
GEL40.22
|
$21.64
MUR1,021.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,735.29
GEL70,386.03
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,397.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
GEL20.11
|
$20.32
MUR959.14
|
|
pay 1.2% less for housing
|
Tbilisi
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.50
GEL50.58
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$721.59
GEL1,973.54
|
$502.57
MUR23,726.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.79
GEL1,284.89
|
$395.64
MUR18,678.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.81
GEL152.63
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.51
|
|
pay 20.2% less for childcare
|
Tbilisi
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.97
GEL653.58
|
$218.85
MUR10,331.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,659.47
GEL15,478.64
|
$3,849.44
MUR181,732.24
|
|
pay 9.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tbilisi
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GEL5.03
|
$2.25
MUR106.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
GEL8.94
|
$2.22
MUR104.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
GEL8.04
|
$6.52
MUR307.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.85
GEL141.81
|
$27.80
MUR1,312.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
GEL18.10
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
pay 25.2% less for clothing
|
Tbilisi
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
GEL209.41
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.19
GEL131.79
|
$43.91
MUR2,073.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.92
GEL336.18
|
$90.53
MUR4,274.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.17
GEL347.82
|
$74.85
MUR3,533.68
|
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