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Port Louis vs. Minsk Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 60.9% more expensive than Minsk.

Restaurants: pay 26.9% more in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 54.3% more in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 54.9% more in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 48.9% less in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.4% more in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 19.1% more in Port Louis

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Port Louis are more expensive than in Minsk. Notably, transportation and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Port Louis.

Port Louis vs. Minsk Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.9% more for restaurants

	Minsk	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.15 BYN26.54	$6.60 MUR303.89	-27.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.90 BYN17.12	$7.15 MUR329.22	+21.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 BYN1.71	$0.99 MUR45.58	+67.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 BYN1.15	$0.58 MUR26.77	+46.7%
Average			+26.9%

Minsk vs. Port Louis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.3% more for groceries

	Minsk	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 BYN1.65	$0.75 MUR34.69	+32.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.13 BYN9.08	$4.34 MUR200.06	+38.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.67 BYN7.75	$6.04 MUR278.48	+126.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.30 BYN3.78	$2.46 MUR113.20	+88.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.81 BYN5.25	$2.64 MUR121.76	+46.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 BYN1.53	$0.92 MUR42.27	+74.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 BYN2.20	$0.90 MUR41.35	+18.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 BYN2.37	$0.67 MUR30.78	-18.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 BYN2.89	$1.22 MUR56.06	+22.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 BYN0.70	$0.47 MUR21.44	+92.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 BYN0.77	$0.47 MUR21.44	+75.6%
Average			+54.3%

Minsk vs. Port Louis - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Minsk	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.87 BYN8.32	$5.42 MUR249.55	+89.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.05 BYN43.66	$22.25 MUR1,025.13	+47.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,703.95 BYN51,368.56	$35,729.99 MUR1,646,080.66	+101.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 BYN11.13	$30.78 MUR1,418.16	+702.5%
Average			+235.3%

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pay 54.9% more for housing

	Minsk	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.78 BYN28.37	$33.57 MUR1,546.43	+243.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$477.71 BYN1,386.08	$368.29 MUR16,967.29	-22.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.53 BYN932.91	$318.82 MUR14,688.10	-0.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.74 BYN112.40	$38.67 MUR1,781.64	-0.2%
Average			+54.9%

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pay 48.9% less for childcare

	Minsk	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$292.61 BYN849.01	$159.41 MUR7,344.05	-45.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,129.44 BYN29,390.88	$4,837.29 MUR222,854.00	-52.2%
Average			-48.9%

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pay 84.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Minsk	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 BYN3.00	$2.20 MUR101.30	+112.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 BYN4.97	$2.61 MUR120.29	+52.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.92 BYN5.56	$6.60 MUR303.89	+243.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.97 BYN84.04	$24.55 MUR1,131.15	-15.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.72 BYN13.70	$6.05 MUR278.57	+28.1%
Average			+84.4%

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pay 19.1% more for clothing

	Minsk	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.59 BYN123.59	$74.21 MUR3,418.78	+74.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.69 BYN118.07	$49.47 MUR2,279.19	+21.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.65 BYN321.05	$107.19 MUR4,938.24	-3.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.51 BYN271.31	$78.06 MUR3,596.05	-16.5%
Average			+19.1%

Minsk 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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