Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 11.5% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,436
|
$6.89
MUR318.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,064
|
$5.29
MUR244.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,417
|
$0.98
MUR45.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA434
|
$0.61
MUR28.25
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,017
|
$0.69
MUR31.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,893
|
$5.95
MUR275.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,973
|
$5.34
MUR246.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,830
|
$1.97
MUR90.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,317
|
$2.53
MUR117.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,383
|
$0.87
MUR40.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA837
|
$0.97
MUR44.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,153
|
$0.81
MUR37.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,686
|
$1.16
MUR53.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA692
|
$0.63
MUR29.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA922
|
$0.64
MUR29.48
|
|
pay 18.7% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,306
|
$5.69
MUR263.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.05
MUR1,019.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,010,882
|
$26,460.86
MUR1,223,310.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
$20.95
MUR968.45
|
|
pay 34.8% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
$35.28
MUR1,631.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA305,535
|
$518.19
MUR23,956.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA152,289
|
$341.79
MUR15,801.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA258,062
|
$38.92
MUR1,799.49
|
|
pay 65.2% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA730,985
|
$203.60
MUR9,412.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,360,559
|
$4,630.65
MUR214,079.27
|
|
pay 77.2% more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA712
|
$2.54
MUR117.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,908
|
$2.38
MUR109.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA813
|
$6.06
MUR280.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,496
|
$31.42
MUR1,452.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,083
|
$6.34
MUR293.08
|
|
pay 0.3% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,366
|
$61.01
MUR2,820.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,265
|
$51.45
MUR2,378.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,667
|
$99.23
MUR4,587.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,537
|
$82.32
MUR3,805.85
|
|
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