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Nigeria

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Mauritius

Port Louis vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 10.6% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 17.1% less in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 72.0% more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 27.8% less in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.7% more in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 41.9% more in Port Louis

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Port Louis are more expensive than in Abuja. Expenses including housing and groceries are lower in Port Louis. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Port Louis.

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Port Louis vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Louis instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Abuja	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$5.80 MUR274.04	+190.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 NGN5,324.84	$7.38 MUR348.77	+84.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 NGN650.79	$1.15 MUR54.25	+135.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NGN928.07	$0.65 MUR30.64	-6.9%
Average			+116.4%

Abuja vs. Port Louis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.1% less for groceries

	Abuja	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 NGN1,752.51	$0.75 MUR35.62	-42.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 NGN7,338.86	$2.64 MUR124.56	-52.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.88 NGN18,480.74	$5.94 MUR280.76	-57.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.83 NGN2,442.20	$2.60 MUR123.00	+42.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.39 NGN3,184.67	$2.87 MUR135.60	+20.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 NGN1,224.04	$1.27 MUR59.89	+37.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN883.74	$1.20 MUR56.50	+80.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 NGN908.26	$0.64 MUR30.28	-6.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NGN1,394.13	$1.34 MUR63.28	+27.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,104.11	$0.44 MUR20.79	-46.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 NGN1,468.62	$0.44 MUR20.79	-60.1%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 72.0% more for transportation

	Abuja	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 NGN2,847.35	$5.22 MUR246.49	+144.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.78 NGN43,636.37	$31.65 MUR1,494.75	-3.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN35M	$36,395.48 MUR2M	+39.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.30 NGN9,713.27	$29.54 MUR1,395.10	+304.8%
Average			+72.0%

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pay 27.8% less for housing

	Abuja	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.15 NGN38,810.71	$29.01 MUR1,370.18	-0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$596.02 NGN793K	$477.54 MUR22,554.06	-19.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.58 NGN467K	$274.28 MUR12,954.47	-21.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.28 NGN115K	$34.29 MUR1,619.31	-60.3%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Abuja	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.24 NGN60,218.19	$126.59 MUR5,978.99	+179.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,150.69 NGN4M	$7,653.95 MUR361K	+142.9%
Average			+160.7%

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pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 NGN1,331.21	$2.64 MUR124.56	+163.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NGN4,464.03	$2.64 MUR124.56	-21.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$6.44 MUR303.93	+221.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.12 NGN34,764.93	$26.16 MUR1,235.66	+0.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.41 NGN8,530.91	$6.33 MUR298.95	-1.2%
Average			+29.7%

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pay 41.9% more for clothing

	Abuja	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.92 NGN34,511.60	$77.36 MUR3,653.82	+198.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.65 NGN80,732.29	$73.85 MUR3,487.74	+21.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.11 NGN104K	$119.56 MUR5,646.82	+53.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.08 NGN141K	$77.36 MUR3,653.82	-27.1%
Average			+41.9%

Abuja vs. Port Louis - Cost of clothing

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