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Port Louis vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 64.2% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 13.5% more in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 22.4% less in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 12.3% more in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 44.3% more in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.1% more in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 3.4 times more in Port Louis

The cost of clothing, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing in Port Louis are more expensive than in Accra. Notably, clothing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Port Louis.

Port Louis vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.5% more for restaurants

	Accra	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 GHS67.79	$6.60 MUR304.55	+9.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.92 GHS89.45	$7.15 MUR329.93	-9.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 GHS10.90	$0.99 MUR45.68	+2.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 GHS4.35	$0.58 MUR26.83	+51.0%
Average			+13.5%

Accra vs. Port Louis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.4% less for groceries

	Accra	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 GHS17.25	$0.75 MUR34.77	-50.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.37 GHS71.91	$4.34 MUR200.50	-31.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.37 GHS151.10	$6.04 MUR279.09	-54.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43 GHS27.44	$2.46 MUR113.45	+1.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 GHS27.11	$2.64 MUR122.03	+10.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 GHS15.40	$0.92 MUR42.36	-32.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS7.07	$0.90 MUR41.44	+43.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS7.13	$0.67 MUR30.85	+5.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 GHS14.88	$1.22 MUR56.18	-7.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.42 GHS16.04	$0.47 MUR21.49	-67.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS13.77	$0.47 MUR21.49	-61.8%
Average			-22.4%

Accra vs. Port Louis - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Accra	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 GHS46.71	$5.42 MUR250.09	+31.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 GHS395.83	$22.25 MUR1,027.35	-36.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS90,384.10	$35,729.99 MUR1,649,653.55	+346.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.89 GHS123.03	$30.78 MUR1,421.24	+182.7%
Average			+130.9%

Accra vs. Port Louis - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.3% more for housing

	Accra	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.96 GHS428.85	$33.57 MUR1,549.78	-11.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.87 GHS5,805.72	$368.29 MUR17,004.12	-28.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.82 GHS1,873.42	$318.82 MUR14,719.99	+92.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.97 GHS451.57	$38.67 MUR1,785.51	-3.2%
Average			+12.3%

Accra vs. Port Louis - Cost of housing

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pay 44.3% more for childcare

	Accra	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$72.38 GHS817.77	$159.41 MUR7,359.99	+120.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,072.54 GHS79,905.65	$4,837.29 MUR223,337.71	-31.6%
Average			+44.3%

Accra vs. Port Louis - Cost of childcare

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pay 32.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 GHS17.35	$2.20 MUR101.52	+43.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 GHS42.01	$2.61 MUR120.55	-29.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 GHS22.94	$6.60 MUR304.55	+224.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.69 GHS448.44	$24.55 MUR1,133.61	-38.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 GHS112.98	$6.05 MUR279.17	-39.5%
Average			+32.1%

Accra vs. Port Louis - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.4 times more for clothing

	Accra	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.52 GHS164.07	$74.21 MUR3,426.20	+411.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.80 GHS212.35	$49.47 MUR2,284.14	+163.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$27.35 GHS308.96	$107.19 MUR4,948.96	+292.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.22 GHS465.70	$78.06 MUR3,603.86	+89.4%
Average			+238.9%

Accra vs. Port Louis - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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