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Port Louis vs. Bern Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 64.8% cheaper than Bern.

Restaurants: pay 77.1% less in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 56.2% less in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 44.8% less in Port Louis
Housing: pay 73.1% less in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 91.8% less in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.2% less in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 45.4% less in Port Louis

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Port Louis.

Port Louis vs. Bern Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.1% less for restaurants

	Bern	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.22 CHF23.49	$6.60 MUR303.89	-77.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.77 CHF15.09	$7.15 MUR329.22	-61.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.16 CHF4.15	$0.99 MUR45.58	-80.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.93 CHF3.96	$0.58 MUR26.77	-88.2%
Average			-77.1%

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pay 56.2% less for groceries

	Bern	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$3.73 CHF3.00	$0.75 MUR34.69	-79.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.58 CHF11.72	$4.34 MUR200.06	-70.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.60 CHF6.91	$6.04 MUR278.48	-29.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.49 CHF6.02	$2.46 MUR113.20	-67.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$15.45 CHF12.42	$2.64 MUR121.76	-82.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 CHF1.39	$0.92 MUR42.27	-46.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 CHF0.83	$0.90 MUR41.35	-13.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 CHF1.16	$0.67 MUR30.78	-53.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.39 CHF2.73	$1.22 MUR56.06	-64.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 CHF0.84	$0.47 MUR21.44	-55.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 CHF0.84	$0.47 MUR21.44	-55.7%
Average			-56.2%

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pay 44.8% less for transportation

	Bern	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.42 CHF6.77	$5.42 MUR249.55	-35.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$100.10 CHF80.47	$22.25 MUR1,025.13	-77.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,041.86 CHF32,994.66	$35,729.99 MUR1,646,080.66	-12.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$65.19 CHF52.41	$30.78 MUR1,418.16	-52.8%
Average			-44.8%

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pay 73.1% less for housing

	Bern	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.82 CHF51.30	$33.57 MUR1,546.43	-47.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,948.71 CHF1,566.62	$368.29 MUR16,967.29	-81.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,636.67 CHF1,315.76	$318.82 MUR14,688.10	-80.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$234.53 CHF188.54	$38.67 MUR1,781.64	-83.5%
Average			-73.1%

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pay 91.8% less for childcare

	Bern	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,420.16 CHF2,749.56	$159.41 MUR7,344.05	-95.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$40,875.03 CHF32,860.54	$4,837.29 MUR222,854.00	-88.2%
Average			-91.8%

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pay 65.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bern	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.38 CHF7.54	$2.20 MUR101.30	-76.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.19 CHF4.98	$2.61 MUR120.29	-57.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.76 CHF9.46	$6.60 MUR303.89	-43.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.65 CHF65.64	$24.55 MUR1,131.15	-69.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$27.53 CHF22.13	$6.05 MUR278.57	-78.0%
Average			-65.2%

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pay 45.4% less for clothing

	Bern	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$155.91 CHF125.34	$74.21 MUR3,418.78	-52.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.91 CHF57.00	$49.47 MUR2,279.19	-30.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$167.05 CHF134.29	$107.19 MUR4,938.24	-35.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$212.36 CHF170.72	$78.06 MUR3,596.05	-63.2%
Average			-45.4%

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