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Port Louis vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 49.3% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 6.7% more in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 53.0% more in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 32.9% more in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 14.7% less in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.1% more in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 27.0% more in Port Louis

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

Port Louis vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.7% more for restaurants

	Astana	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.79 KZT4,054.36	$6.60 MUR302.90	-15.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 KZT2,861.90	$7.15 MUR328.14	+30.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 KZT490.77	$0.99 MUR45.44	+5.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 KZT282.50	$0.58 MUR26.68	+7.1%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 53.0% more for groceries

	Astana	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 KZT233.99	$0.75 MUR34.58	+67.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.48 KZT2,330.97	$4.34 MUR199.41	-3.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 KZT1,949.88	$6.04 MUR277.58	+61.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 KZT870.98	$2.46 MUR112.83	+46.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 KZT1,049.76	$2.64 MUR121.37	+31.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 KZT297.08	$0.92 MUR42.13	+60.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT427.31	$0.90 MUR41.22	+9.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 KZT441.55	$0.67 MUR30.68	-21.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 KZT403.19	$1.22 MUR55.87	+57.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 KZT124.30	$0.47 MUR21.37	+95.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 KZT87.25	$0.47 MUR21.37	+177.8%
Average			+53.0%

Astana vs. Port Louis - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Astana	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.74 KZT904.00	$5.42 MUR248.74	+212.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.74 KZT7,154.75	$22.25 MUR1,021.79	+61.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,134.22 KZT10,484,092.72	$35,729.99 MUR1,640,720.98	+77.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.33 KZT3,815.87	$30.78 MUR1,413.54	+320.1%
Average			+167.9%

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pay 32.9% more for housing

	Astana	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.37 KZT6,962.01	$33.57 MUR1,541.39	+151.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.75 KZT237,833.74	$368.29 MUR16,912.05	-19.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.14 KZT163,057.62	$318.82 MUR14,640.28	+1.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.46 KZT20,549.56	$38.67 MUR1,775.84	-2.0%
Average			+32.9%

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pay 14.7% less for childcare

	Astana	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$229.54 KZT119,526.40	$159.41 MUR7,320.14	-30.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,780.94 KZT2,489,485.86	$4,837.29 MUR222,128.38	+1.2%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 72.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.10 KZT572.38	$2.20 MUR100.97	+100.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 KZT1,063.27	$2.61 MUR119.90	+27.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 KZT944.43	$6.60 MUR302.90	+263.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.21 KZT25,103.45	$24.55 MUR1,127.47	-49.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 KZT2,671.11	$6.05 MUR277.66	+17.9%
Average			+72.1%

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pay 27.0% more for clothing

	Astana	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.32 KZT27,766.65	$74.21 MUR3,407.65	+39.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.64 KZT17,518.30	$49.47 MUR2,271.77	+47.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.14 KZT42,769.50	$107.19 MUR4,922.16	+30.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.48 KZT44,509.57	$78.06 MUR3,584.34	-8.7%
Average			+27.0%

Astana 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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