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Port Louis vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 12.7% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 29.3% less in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 10.0% more in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 12.3% more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 38.6% less in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 38.9% less in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% less in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 2.8% less in Port Louis

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

Port Louis vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.3% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.82 LBP966,418	$6.60 MUR304.55	-39.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$7.15 MUR329.93	-10.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 LBP156,798	$0.99 MUR45.68	-43.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$0.58 MUR26.83	-23.8%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 10.0% more for groceries

	Beirut	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 LBP66,834	$0.75 MUR34.77	+0.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.06 LBP452,159	$4.34 MUR200.50	-14.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 LBP553,696	$6.04 MUR279.09	-2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 LBP272,561	$2.46 MUR113.45	-19.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.28 LBP382,621	$2.64 MUR122.03	-38.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 LBP81,735	$0.92 MUR42.36	+0.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 LBP59,250	$0.90 MUR41.44	+35.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 LBP53,814	$0.67 MUR30.85	+10.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LBP45,143	$1.22 MUR56.18	+140.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,170	$0.47 MUR21.49	+11.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 LBP49,194	$0.47 MUR21.49	-15.5%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 12.3% more for transportation

	Beirut	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 LBP313,128	$5.42 MUR250.09	+54.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$22.25 MUR1,027.35	-69.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	$35,729.99 MUR1,649,653.55	+2.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	$30.78 MUR1,421.24	+62.0%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 38.6% less for housing

	Beirut	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$33.57 MUR1,549.78	-11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	$368.29 MUR17,004.12	-56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	$318.82 MUR14,719.99	-14.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$38.67 MUR1,785.51	-72.3%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 38.9% less for childcare

	Beirut	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$362.50 LBP32,376,797	$159.41 MUR7,359.99	-56.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	$4,837.29 MUR223,337.71	-21.8%
Average			-38.9%

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pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$2.20 MUR101.52	-45.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 LBP293,366	$2.61 MUR120.55	-20.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 LBP227,754	$6.60 MUR304.55	+158.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	$24.55 MUR1,133.61	-63.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP893,153	$6.05 MUR279.17	-39.5%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 2.8% less for clothing

	Beirut	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	$74.21 MUR3,426.20	+25.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$49.47 MUR2,284.14	-1.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	$107.19 MUR4,948.96	-11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.86 LBP9,186,717	$78.06 MUR3,603.86	-24.1%
Average			-2.8%

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