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Port Louis vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 30.9% more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 13.6% more in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 10.3% less in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 10.2% more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 19.1% less in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 41.4% less in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.2% more in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in Port Louis

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Port Louis are more expensive than in Harare. Expenses including childcare, housing, and groceries are lower in Port Louis. Notably, clothing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Port Louis.

Port Louis vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.6% more for restaurants

	Harare	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$6.60 MUR303.89	-34.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 ZWL1,932.00	$7.15 MUR329.22	+19.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ZWL223.71	$0.99 MUR45.58	+42.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ZWL147.28	$0.58 MUR26.77	+27.0%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 10.3% less for groceries

	Harare	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$0.75 MUR34.69	-24.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 ZWL1,857.25	$4.34 MUR200.06	-24.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,963.08	$6.04 MUR278.48	-0.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ZWL672.39	$2.46 MUR113.20	+17.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 ZWL956.35	$2.64 MUR121.76	-11.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 ZWL430.38	$0.92 MUR42.27	-31.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 ZWL239.53	$0.90 MUR41.35	+20.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL328.63	$0.67 MUR30.78	-34.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZWL242.73	$1.22 MUR56.06	+61.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZWL229.11	$0.47 MUR21.44	-34.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 ZWL311.47	$0.47 MUR21.44	-51.9%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 10.2% more for transportation

	Harare	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.94 ZWL1,912.67	$5.42 MUR249.55	-8.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.00 ZWL17,710.00	$22.25 MUR1,025.13	-59.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 ZWL7,084,000.00	$35,729.99 MUR1,646,080.66	+62.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$30.78 MUR1,418.16	+46.6%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 19.1% less for housing

	Harare	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.58 ZWL30,133.83	$33.57 MUR1,546.43	-64.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.94 ZWL129,747.06	$368.29 MUR16,967.29	-8.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.62 ZWL91,646.15	$318.82 MUR14,688.10	+12.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ZWL14,774.12	$38.67 MUR1,781.64	-15.7%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 41.4% less for childcare

	Harare	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$255.56 ZWL82,288.89	$159.41 MUR7,344.05	-37.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,812.50 ZWL2,837,625.00	$4,837.29 MUR222,854.00	-45.1%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 78.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$2.20 MUR101.30	+46.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 ZWL937.59	$2.61 MUR120.29	-10.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.20 ZWL386.40	$6.60 MUR303.89	+449.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.38 ZWL17,833.85	$24.55 MUR1,131.15	-55.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$6.05 MUR278.57	-39.5%
Average			+78.2%

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Harare	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.92 ZWL6,091.17	$74.21 MUR3,418.78	+292.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.50 ZWL6,923.00	$49.47 MUR2,279.19	+130.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.85 ZWL10,898.46	$107.19 MUR4,938.24	+216.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.85 ZWL12,508.46	$78.06 MUR3,596.05	+100.9%
Average			+185.0%

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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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