Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 6.8% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$5.96
MUR275.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$5.31
MUR245.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA883
|
$0.99
MUR45.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA816
|
$0.55
MUR25.54
|
|
pay 1.4% less for groceries
Dakar
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA416
|
$0.68
MUR31.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,148
|
$5.85
MUR270.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,726
|
$5.66
MUR261.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,453
|
$2.02
MUR93.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,025
|
$2.98
MUR137.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA610
|
$0.82
MUR37.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA584
|
$0.92
MUR42.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$1.41
MUR65.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$0.58
MUR26.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA308
|
$0.65
MUR30.09
|
|
pay 0.2% more for transportation
Dakar
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,689
|
$5.90
MUR272.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,559
|
$21.67
MUR1,001.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,578,238
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,602,207.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,583
|
$20.59
MUR951.31
|
|
pay 33.8% less for housing
Dakar
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,123
|
$36.24
MUR1,674.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA563,339
|
$462.26
MUR21,362.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA221,342
|
$375.59
MUR17,357.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA55,327
|
$32.64
MUR1,508.55
|
|
pay 34.4% less for childcare
Dakar
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA153,223
|
$221.74
MUR10,247.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,513,149
|
$3,900.32
MUR180,248.34
|
|
pay 51.2% more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,507
|
$2.38
MUR110.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,379
|
$2.30
MUR106.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA804
|
$6.50
MUR300.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,855
|
$28.17
MUR1,301.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$5.42
MUR250.34
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA36,171
|
$58.50
MUR2,703.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,769
|
$44.49
MUR2,056.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA50,037
|
$91.73
MUR4,239.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,716
|
$75.84
MUR3,504.83
|
|
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