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Rwanda

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Mauritius

Port Louis vs. Kigali Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 15.2% more expensive than Kigali.

Restaurants: pay 53.2% more in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 51.6% more in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 10.1% more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 31.3% less in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 5.0% less in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.7% more in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 4.0 times more in Port Louis

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

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Port Louis vs. Kigali Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.2% more for restaurants

	Kigali	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 RWF4,005	$5.80 MUR274.04	+114.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.77 RWF10,013	$7.38 MUR348.77	+9.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 RWF1,155	$1.15 MUR54.25	+47.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 RWF826	$0.65 MUR30.64	+16.1%
Average			+53.2%

Kigali vs. Port Louis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.6% more for groceries

	Kigali	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,548	$0.75 MUR35.62	-28.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.11 RWF3,115	$2.64 MUR124.56	+25.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 RWF4,675	$5.94 MUR280.76	+88.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 RWF2,412	$2.60 MUR123.00	+59.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 RWF3,078	$2.87 MUR135.60	+37.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 RWF1,618	$1.27 MUR59.89	+15.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 RWF522	$1.20 MUR56.50	+238.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RWF1,019	$0.64 MUR30.28	-7.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF707	$1.34 MUR63.28	+180.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF333	$0.44 MUR20.79	+95.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RWF499	$0.44 MUR20.79	+30.4%
Average			+51.6%

Kigali vs. Port Louis - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.1% more for transportation

	Kigali	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.00 RWF10,345	$5.22 MUR246.49	-25.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.40 RWF37,550	$31.65 MUR1,494.75	+24.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,080.15 RWF39M	$36,395.48 MUR2M	+39.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.97 RWF28,037	$29.54 MUR1,395.10	+55.7%
Average			+10.1%

Kigali vs. Port Louis - Cost of transportation

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pay 31.3% less for housing

	Kigali	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.00 RWF31,041	$29.01 MUR1,370.18	+38.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.07 RWF985K	$477.54 MUR22,554.06	-28.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.79 RWF612K	$274.28 MUR12,954.47	-33.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.32 RWF95,077	$34.29 MUR1,619.31	-46.7%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 5.0% less for childcare

	Kigali	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.90 RWF167K	$126.59 MUR5,978.99	+12.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,510.48 RWF14M	$7,653.95 MUR361K	-19.5%
Average			-5.0%

Kigali vs. Port Louis - Cost of childcare

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pay 60.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Kigali	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 RWF1,502	$2.64 MUR124.56	+159.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 RWF3,578	$2.64 MUR124.56	+9.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 RWF3,004	$6.44 MUR303.93	+216.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 RWF39,497	$26.16 MUR1,235.66	-2.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.39 RWF5,007	$6.33 MUR298.95	+86.9%
Average			+60.7%

Kigali vs. Port Louis - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.0 times more for clothing

	Kigali	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.39 RWF25,701	$77.36 MUR3,653.82	+344.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.58 RWF23,031	$73.85 MUR3,487.74	+374.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.24 RWF32,877	$119.56 MUR5,646.82	+437.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.87 RWF50,067	$77.36 MUR3,653.82	+128.4%
Average			+301.1%

Kigali vs. Port Louis - Cost of clothing

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