Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 12.5% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 39.7% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
$5.88
MUR277.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL149
|
$0.94
MUR44.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL78
|
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL596
|
$5.77
MUR272.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL716
|
$5.77
MUR272.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
$1.99
MUR93.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL334
|
$2.94
MUR138.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.98
MUR46.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL109
|
$0.84
MUR39.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$0.82
MUR38.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL82
|
$1.37
MUR64.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.54
MUR25.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL57
|
$0.52
MUR24.61
|
|
pay 4.1% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL740
|
$5.87
MUR277.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
$21.64
MUR1,021.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,055.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
$20.32
MUR958.94
|
|
pay 1.7% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
$502.57
MUR23,721.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
$395.64
MUR18,674.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.16
|
|
pay 21.7% less for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
$218.85
MUR10,329.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
$3,849.44
MUR181,693.76
|
|
pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL258
|
$2.25
MUR105.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL175
|
$2.22
MUR104.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
$6.52
MUR307.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
$27.80
MUR1,312.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL824
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
$43.91
MUR2,072.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
$90.53
MUR4,273.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
$74.85
MUR3,532.93
|
|
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