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Port Louis vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 8.0% more expensive than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 21.6% more in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 0.6% more in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 87.2% more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 31.5% less in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 41.5% less in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.5% less in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 37.1% more in Port Louis

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

Port Louis vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Louis instead of Kuwait City, you would:

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pay 21.6% more for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.45 KWD3.510	$6.60 MUR304.55	-42.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 KWD2.910	$7.15 MUR329.93	-24.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 KWD0.170	$0.99 MUR45.68	+75.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KWD0.100	$0.58 MUR26.83	+77.7%
Average			+21.6%

Kuwait City vs. Port Louis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.6% more for groceries

	Kuwait City	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 KWD0.410	$0.75 MUR34.77	-43.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.68 KWD0.820	$4.34 MUR200.50	+61.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 KWD1.840	$6.04 MUR279.09	+1.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 KWD0.600	$2.46 MUR113.45	+25.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 KWD0.980	$2.64 MUR122.03	-17.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 KWD0.320	$0.92 MUR42.36	-13.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KWD0.270	$0.90 MUR41.44	+1.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$0.67 MUR30.85	-12.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 KWD0.240	$1.22 MUR56.18	+56.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.180	$0.47 MUR21.49	-22.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 KWD0.210	$0.47 MUR21.49	-31.4%
Average			+0.6%

Kuwait City vs. Port Louis - Cost of groceries

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pay 87.2% more for transportation

	Kuwait City	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.35 KWD0.420	$5.42 MUR250.09	+300.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.15 KWD13.550	$22.25 MUR1,027.35	-49.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,257.11 KWD6,525.510	$35,729.99 MUR1,649,653.55	+68.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.71 KWD7.280	$30.78 MUR1,421.24	+29.8%
Average			+87.2%

Kuwait City vs. Port Louis - Cost of transportation

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pay 31.5% less for housing

	Kuwait City	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.07 KWD8.920	$33.57 MUR1,549.78	+15.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$923.87 KWD283.610	$368.29 MUR17,004.12	-60.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$704.38 KWD216.230	$318.82 MUR14,719.99	-54.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.86 KWD16.230	$38.67 MUR1,785.51	-26.8%
Average			-31.5%

Kuwait City vs. Port Louis - Cost of housing

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pay 41.5% less for childcare

	Kuwait City	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.59 KWD94.120	$159.41 MUR7,359.99	-48.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,442.33 KWD2,284.650	$4,837.29 MUR223,337.71	-35.0%
Average			-41.5%

Kuwait City vs. Port Louis - Cost of childcare

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pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 KWD1.000	$2.20 MUR101.52	-32.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.74 KWD1.760	$2.61 MUR120.55	-54.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 KWD0.900	$6.60 MUR304.55	+124.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$108.17 KWD33.210	$24.55 MUR1,133.61	-77.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.45 KWD3.510	$6.05 MUR279.17	-47.2%
Average			-17.5%

Kuwait City vs. Port Louis - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 37.1% more for clothing

	Kuwait City	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.65 KWD12.170	$74.21 MUR3,426.20	+87.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.70 KWD11.880	$49.47 MUR2,284.14	+27.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.03 KWD26.100	$107.19 MUR4,948.96	+26.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.67 KWD22.310	$78.06 MUR3,603.86	+7.4%
Average			+37.1%

Kuwait City vs. Port Louis - Cost of clothing

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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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