Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 21.4% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 53.4% less for restaurants
|
Vilnius
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€12.20
|
$5.88
MUR277.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.85
|
$0.94
MUR44.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.73
|
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
|
pay 3.8% more for groceries
|
Vilnius
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.44
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
€6.03
|
$5.77
MUR272.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
€4.91
|
$5.77
MUR272.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
€2.44
|
$1.99
MUR93.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
€2.88
|
$2.94
MUR138.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.62
|
$0.98
MUR46.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$0.84
MUR39.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.87
|
$0.82
MUR38.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.40
|
$1.37
MUR64.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$0.54
MUR25.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.52
MUR24.62
|
|
pay 11.8% more for transportation
|
Vilnius
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.80
|
$5.87
MUR277.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.08
€29.48
|
$21.64
MUR1,021.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,251.45
€31,534.41
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,397.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.36
€10.77
|
$20.32
MUR959.14
|
|
pay 13.5% less for housing
|
Vilnius
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.16
€16.27
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$795.81
€754.71
|
$502.57
MUR23,726.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$594.19
€563.50
|
$395.64
MUR18,678.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.42
€141.70
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.51
|
|
pay 57.7% less for childcare
|
Vilnius
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$556.87
€528.11
|
$218.85
MUR10,331.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,496.16
€8,057.43
|
$3,849.44
MUR181,732.24
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vilnius
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.57
|
$2.25
MUR106.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.37
€3.20
|
$2.22
MUR104.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
$6.52
MUR307.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.23
€38.15
|
$27.80
MUR1,312.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
pay 14.0% less for clothing
|
Vilnius
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.32
€78.07
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.02
€34.16
|
$43.91
MUR2,073.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.70
€95.50
|
$90.53
MUR4,274.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
€114.35
|
$74.85
MUR3,533.68
|
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