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
GEL30.97
|
$5.88
MUR277.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
GEL22.58
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
GEL2.48
|
$0.94
MUR44.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
GEL1.18
|
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
|
pay 28.7% more for groceries
|
Tbilisi
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
GEL1.75
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.05
GEL11.37
|
$5.77
MUR272.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.35
GEL20.64
|
$5.77
MUR272.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
GEL6.99
|
$1.99
MUR93.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
GEL8.08
|
$2.94
MUR138.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
GEL1.82
|
$0.98
MUR46.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
GEL2.18
|
$0.84
MUR39.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.07
|
$0.82
MUR38.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
GEL2.44
|
$1.37
MUR64.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.82
|
$0.54
MUR25.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
GEL0.91
|
$0.52
MUR24.61
|
|
pay 71.1% more for transportation
|
Tbilisi
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
GEL12.89
|
$5.87
MUR277.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.71
GEL41.29
|
$21.64
MUR1,021.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,735.29
GEL72,251.84
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,055.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
GEL20.64
|
$20.32
MUR958.94
|
|
pay 1.2% less for housing
|
Tbilisi
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.50
GEL51.92
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$721.59
GEL2,025.85
|
$502.57
MUR23,721.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.79
GEL1,318.95
|
$395.64
MUR18,674.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.81
GEL156.68
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.16
|
|
pay 20.2% less for childcare
|
Tbilisi
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.97
GEL670.91
|
$218.85
MUR10,329.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,659.47
GEL15,888.95
|
$3,849.44
MUR181,693.76
|
|
pay 9.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tbilisi
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GEL5.16
|
$2.25
MUR105.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
GEL9.18
|
$2.22
MUR104.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
GEL8.26
|
$6.52
MUR307.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.85
GEL145.57
|
$27.80
MUR1,312.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
GEL18.58
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
|
pay 25.2% less for clothing
|
Tbilisi
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
GEL214.96
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.19
GEL135.28
|
$43.91
MUR2,072.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.92
GEL345.09
|
$90.53
MUR4,273.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.17
GEL357.04
|
$74.85
MUR3,532.93
|
|
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