Cost of living comparison

compared to

Port Louis vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 2.5 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 5.0 times more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 95.2% more in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.8% more in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 36.4% more in Port Louis

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

Port Louis vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP198.00	$6.60 MUR304.55	+58.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.51	$7.15 MUR329.93	+37.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.15	$0.99 MUR45.68	+159.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.85	$0.58 MUR26.83	+304.5%
Average			+140.2%

Cairo vs. Port Louis - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.55	$0.75 MUR34.77	+25.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.38	$4.34 MUR200.50	+131.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.64	$6.04 MUR279.09	+62.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.95	$2.46 MUR113.45	+69.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.36	$2.64 MUR122.03	+28.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.43	$0.92 MUR42.36	+23.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.97	$0.90 MUR41.44	+167.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.55	$0.67 MUR30.85	+135.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.01	$1.22 MUR56.18	+864.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.97	$0.47 MUR21.49	+147.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.88	$0.47 MUR21.49	+149.8%
Average			+164.1%

Cairo vs. Port Louis - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 5.0 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.90	$5.42 MUR250.09	+297.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.91	$22.25 MUR1,027.35	+245.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,782,036.92	$35,729.99 MUR1,649,653.55	-4.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.72	$30.78 MUR1,421.24	+1057.5%
Average			+399.1%

Cairo vs. Port Louis - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Cairo	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP615.43	$33.57 MUR1,549.78	+159.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,172.29	$368.29 MUR17,004.12	+72.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,534.14	$318.82 MUR14,719.99	+132.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP911.30	$38.67 MUR1,785.51	+102.2%
Average			+116.8%

Cairo vs. Port Louis - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 95.2% more for childcare

	Cairo	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,424.15	$159.41 MUR7,359.99	+71.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,344.37	$4,837.29 MUR223,337.71	+118.8%
Average			+95.2%

Cairo vs. Port Louis - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 86.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.30	$2.20 MUR101.52	+51.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.99	$2.61 MUR120.55	+61.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP99.00	$6.60 MUR304.55	+217.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP825.00	$24.55 MUR1,133.61	+41.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP178.20	$6.05 MUR279.17	+61.7%
Average			+86.8%

Cairo vs. Port Louis - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 36.4% more for clothing

	Cairo	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,618.06	$74.21 MUR3,426.20	+118.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,162.58	$49.47 MUR2,284.14	+9.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,589.12	$107.19 MUR4,948.96	-8.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,934.70	$78.06 MUR3,603.86	+26.7%
Average			+36.4%

Cairo vs. Port Louis - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Cairo vs.

Lima

Cairo vs.

Mexico City

Cairo vs.

Hanoi

Cairo vs.

Berlin

Cairo vs.

Vienna

Cairo vs.

Beijing

Cairo vs.

Madrid

Cairo vs.

Ottawa

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Egypt vs. Mauritius. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Egypt and Mauritius.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Cairo

Add prices for Port Louis

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Port Louis or Cairo. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.