Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 16.5% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 47.6% less for restaurants
|
Warsaw
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN40.91
|
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN33.75
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN7.28
|
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.84
|
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
|
pay 17.9% more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.41
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN18.58
|
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN15.60
|
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN12.41
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.78
|
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.74
|
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN3.00
|
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.42
|
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.54
|
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.16
|
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
|
pay 33.8% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN25.76
|
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN112.49
|
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN124,867.38
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN32.73
|
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
|
pay 18.8% less for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN64.93
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,463.22
|
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,418.04
|
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN925.05
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
|
pay 64.9% less for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,125.93
|
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN55,699.37
|
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.91
|
|
pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN16.36
|
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.75
|
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN19.43
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN169.61
|
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN30.68
|
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
|
pay 15.0% less for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN376.16
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN171.36
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN365.43
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN425.43
|
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
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