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Maldives

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Port Louis vs. Male Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 5.7% cheaper than Male.

Restaurants: pay 12.6% more in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 24.4% less in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 28.4% more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 58.0% less in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 15.6% more in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.4% less in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 32.3% more in Port Louis

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

Port Louis vs. Male Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.6% more for restaurants

	Male	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MVR85.89	$6.60 MUR311.68	+18.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.80 MVR151.57	$7.15 MUR337.65	-27.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.45 MVR22.37	$0.99 MUR46.75	-31.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 MVR4.72	$0.58 MUR27.46	+90.5%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 24.4% less for groceries

	Male	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.59 MVR24.59	$0.75 MUR35.58	-52.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.58 MVR70.73	$4.34 MUR205.19	-5.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 MVR107.42	$6.04 MUR285.61	-13.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 MVR27.28	$2.46 MUR116.10	+39.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 MVR43.54	$2.64 MUR124.88	-6.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.84 MVR28.42	$0.92 MUR43.35	-50.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.73 MVR26.74	$0.90 MUR42.41	-48.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.96 MVR30.36	$0.67 MUR31.57	-66.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 MVR22.92	$1.22 MUR57.49	-17.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 MVR10.82	$0.47 MUR21.99	-33.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 MVR8.48	$0.47 MUR21.99	-15.1%
Average			-24.4%

Male vs. Port Louis - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.4% more for transportation

	Male	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.54 MVR54.74	$5.42 MUR255.94	+53.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.91 MVR447.02	$22.25 MUR1,051.39	-23.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,679.74 MVR505K	$35,729.99 MUR2M	+9.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.65 MVR272.82	$30.78 MUR1,454.49	+74.4%
Average			+28.4%

Male vs. Port Louis - Cost of transportation

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pay 58.0% less for housing

	Male	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.15 MVR1,254.65	$33.57 MUR1,586.03	-58.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$965.87 MVR14,932.32	$368.29 MUR17,401.88	-61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.10 MVR10,483.50	$318.82 MUR15,064.31	-53.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.30 MVR1,442.38	$38.67 MUR1,827.27	-58.5%
Average			-58.0%

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pay 15.6% more for childcare

	Male	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$165.36 MVR2,556.46	$159.41 MUR7,532.16	-3.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,587.42 MVR55,461.49	$4,837.29 MUR229K	+34.8%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 46.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Male	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.74 MVR73.26	$2.20 MUR103.89	-53.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 MVR51.15	$2.61 MUR123.37	-21.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.07 MVR202.09	$6.60 MUR311.68	-49.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$80.61 MVR1,246.23	$24.55 MUR1,160.13	-69.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.80 MVR151.57	$6.05 MUR285.70	-38.3%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 32.3% more for clothing

	Male	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.03 MVR665.22	$74.21 MUR3,506.35	+72.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.86 MVR879.10	$49.47 MUR2,337.57	-13.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.20 MVR1,394.43	$107.19 MUR5,064.73	+18.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$51.74 MVR799.95	$78.06 MUR3,688.16	+50.9%
Average			+32.3%

Male 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: June 2026

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