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Port Louis vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 16.1% cheaper than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 54.1% less in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 18.9% less in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 75.8% more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 30.8% less in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 34.3% less in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.2% less in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 34.9% less in Port Louis

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, childcare, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Port Louis. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Port Louis.

Port Louis vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Louis instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 54.1% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	$6.60 MUR304.55	-63.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	$7.15 MUR329.93	-40.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	$0.99 MUR45.68	-54.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	$0.58 MUR26.83	-58.1%
Average			-54.1%

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pay 18.9% less for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	$0.75 MUR34.77	-73.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	$4.34 MUR200.50	-29.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	$6.04 MUR279.09	+3.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	$2.46 MUR113.45	-25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	$2.64 MUR122.03	-32.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	$0.92 MUR42.36	-20.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	$0.90 MUR41.44	-6.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 ARS819.15	$0.67 MUR30.85	+18.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	$1.22 MUR56.18	+6.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ARS952.66	$0.47 MUR21.49	-29.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ARS837.26	$0.47 MUR21.49	-19.6%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 75.8% more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	$5.42 MUR250.09	+25.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	$22.25 MUR1,027.35	+11.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	$35,729.99 MUR1,649,653.55	+42.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	$30.78 MUR1,421.24	+223.5%
Average			+75.8%

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pay 30.8% less for housing

	Buenos Aires	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	$33.57 MUR1,549.78	+14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	$368.29 MUR17,004.12	-44.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	$318.82 MUR14,719.99	-31.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	$38.67 MUR1,785.51	-61.7%
Average			-30.8%

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pay 34.3% less for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	$159.41 MUR7,359.99	-56.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	$4,837.29 MUR223,337.71	-12.0%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	$2.20 MUR101.52	-42.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	$2.61 MUR120.55	-36.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	$6.60 MUR304.55	+79.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	$24.55 MUR1,133.61	-43.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	$6.05 MUR279.17	-32.8%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 34.9% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	$74.21 MUR3,426.20	-34.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	$49.47 MUR2,284.14	-46.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	$107.19 MUR4,948.96	-17.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	$78.06 MUR3,603.86	-42.2%
Average			-34.9%

Buenos Aires 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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