Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 23.0% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 12.4% less for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Port Louis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,019
|
$5.88
MUR277.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥815
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥175
|
$0.94
MUR44.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥117
|
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
|
pay 35.5% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Port Louis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥256
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,097
|
$5.77
MUR272.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥921
|
$5.77
MUR272.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥326
|
$1.99
MUR93.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥511
|
$2.94
MUR138.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥372
|
$0.98
MUR46.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥166
|
$0.84
MUR39.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥414
|
$0.82
MUR38.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥378
|
$1.37
MUR64.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥202
|
$0.54
MUR25.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥198
|
$0.52
MUR24.61
|
|
pay 0.1% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥692
|
$5.87
MUR277.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,171
|
$21.64
MUR1,021.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,405,457
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,055.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,361
|
$20.32
MUR958.94
|
|
pay 39.3% less for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Port Louis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,984
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥175,262
|
$502.57
MUR23,721.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥91,204
|
$395.64
MUR18,674.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,969
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.16
|
|
pay 66.2% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥83,431
|
$218.85
MUR10,329.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,269,541
|
$3,849.44
MUR181,693.76
|
|
pay 22.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥509
|
$2.25
MUR105.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥532
|
$2.22
MUR104.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥611
|
$6.52
MUR307.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,506
|
$27.80
MUR1,312.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,936
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
|
pay 15.5% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,229
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,768
|
$43.91
MUR2,072.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,921
|
$90.53
MUR4,273.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,968
|
$74.85
MUR3,532.93
|
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