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Sri Lanka

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Mauritius

Port Louis vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 29.5% more expensive than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 37.7% more in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 2.4% more in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 80.4% more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 8.5% less in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.9% more in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Port Louis

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

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Port Louis vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.7% more for restaurants

	Colombo	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.82 LKR1,265.61	$5.80 MUR274.04	+51.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.56 LKR2,502.59	$7.38 MUR348.77	-2.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 LKR232.56	$1.15 MUR54.25	+63.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 LKR87.00	$0.65 MUR30.64	+147.0%
Average			+37.7%

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pay 2.4% more for groceries

	Colombo	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 LKR181.98	$0.75 MUR35.62	+37.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.89 LKR2,281.50	$2.64 MUR124.56	-61.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.03 LKR1,996.25	$5.94 MUR280.76	-1.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 LKR541.78	$2.60 MUR123.00	+59.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 LKR731.08	$2.87 MUR135.60	+30.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.06 LKR1,014.37	$1.27 MUR59.89	-58.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 LKR122.81	$1.20 MUR56.50	+222.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 LKR672.87	$0.64 MUR30.28	-68.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 LKR187.42	$1.34 MUR63.28	+136.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LKR150.85	$0.44 MUR20.79	-3.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 LKR116.82	$0.44 MUR20.79	+24.8%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 80.4% more for transportation

	Colombo	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 LKR1,701.24	$5.22 MUR246.49	+1.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.19 LKR2,381.42	$31.65 MUR1,494.75	+340.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,024.95 LKR12M	$36,395.48 MUR2M	-1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.29 LKR1,091.13	$29.54 MUR1,395.10	+796.6%
Average			+80.4%

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pay 8.5% less for housing

	Colombo	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.78 LKR6,883.48	$29.01 MUR1,370.18	+39.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.61 LKR195K	$477.54 MUR22,554.06	-19.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$270.44 LKR89,571.04	$274.28 MUR12,954.47	+1.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.14 LKR13,624.66	$34.29 MUR1,619.31	-16.7%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Colombo	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$37.78 LKR12,512.93	$126.59 MUR5,978.99	+235.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,208.98 LKR400K	$7,653.95 MUR361K	+533.1%
Average			+360.6%

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pay 26.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 LKR730.76	$2.64 MUR124.56	+19.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 LKR832.69	$2.64 MUR124.56	+4.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.28 LKR3,403.52	$6.44 MUR303.93	-37.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.99 LKR4,634.42	$26.16 MUR1,235.66	+87.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.53 LKR1,501.55	$6.33 MUR298.95	+39.6%
Average			+26.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Colombo	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.13 LKR6,006.21	$77.36 MUR3,653.82	+326.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.62 LKR5,505.69	$73.85 MUR3,487.74	+344.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.09 LKR26,193.74	$119.56 MUR5,646.82	+51.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.76 LKR13,832.48	$77.36 MUR3,653.82	+85.2%
Average			+169.9%

Colombo vs. Port Louis - Cost of clothing

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