Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 30.7% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 63.9% less for restaurants
|
Victoria
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.76
SCR233.71
|
$5.88
MUR277.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
SCR135.44
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
SCR38.42
|
$0.94
MUR44.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
SCR37.82
|
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
|
pay 32.6% less for groceries
|
Victoria
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
SCR31.96
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$18.13
SCR252.76
|
$5.77
MUR272.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.52
SCR104.85
|
$5.77
MUR272.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
SCR49.86
|
$1.99
MUR93.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
SCR41.82
|
$2.94
MUR138.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
$0.98
MUR46.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SCR15.31
|
$0.84
MUR39.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
$0.82
MUR38.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.27
SCR45.55
|
$1.37
MUR64.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
SCR11.46
|
$0.54
MUR25.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
SCR10.18
|
$0.52
MUR24.61
|
|
pay 11.4% less for transportation
|
Victoria
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.82
SCR81.12
|
$5.87
MUR277.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
SCR373.94
|
$21.64
MUR1,021.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,617.26
SCR371,177.64
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,055.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$46.18
SCR644.01
|
$20.32
MUR958.94
|
|
pay 57.8% less for housing
|
Victoria
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$163.87
SCR2,285.20
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$979.92
SCR13,664.95
|
$502.57
MUR23,721.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.53
SCR11,079.75
|
$395.64
MUR18,674.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.52
SCR1,025.17
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.16
|
|
pay 13.0% less for childcare
|
Victoria
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.60
SCR2,337.13
|
$218.85
MUR10,329.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,868.55
SCR123,671.94
|
$3,849.44
MUR181,693.76
|
|
pay 49.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Victoria
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.07
SCR56.70
|
$2.25
MUR105.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.16
SCR71.99
|
$2.22
MUR104.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.89
SCR319.15
|
$6.52
MUR307.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.81
SCR1,336.05
|
$27.80
MUR1,312.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.59
SCR77.90
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
|
pay 13.8% more for clothing
|
Victoria
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.58
SCR956.39
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.30
SCR408.57
|
$43.91
MUR2,072.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.44
SCR1,024.14
|
$90.53
MUR4,273.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.39
SCR1,065.31
|
$74.85
MUR3,532.93
|
|
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