Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 26.0% more expensive than Niamey.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Niamey, you would:
pay 16.7% less for restaurants
Niamey
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,030
|
$5.96
MUR275.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.96
F CFA6,059
|
$5.31
MUR245.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
F CFA846
|
$0.99
MUR45.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
F CFA379
|
$0.55
MUR25.54
|
|
pay 14.7% more for groceries
Niamey
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA316
|
$0.68
MUR31.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.30
F CFA5,049
|
$5.85
MUR270.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.67
F CFA5,275
|
$5.66
MUR261.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
F CFA1,399
|
$2.02
MUR93.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
F CFA2,042
|
$2.98
MUR137.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
F CFA1,031
|
$0.82
MUR37.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA366
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA653
|
$0.92
MUR42.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA447
|
$1.41
MUR65.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
F CFA344
|
$0.58
MUR26.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
F CFA160
|
$0.65
MUR30.09
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Niamey
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
F CFA2,133
|
$5.90
MUR272.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.45
F CFA7,574
|
$21.67
MUR1,001.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,912.70
F CFA12,118,157
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,602,207.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.82
F CFA2,323
|
$20.59
MUR951.31
|
|
pay 36.4% less for housing
Niamey
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
$36.24
MUR1,674.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.95
F CFA492,300
|
$462.26
MUR21,362.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.90
F CFA225,717
|
$375.59
MUR17,357.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.40
F CFA105,524
|
$32.64
MUR1,508.55
|
|
pay 45.5% less for childcare
Niamey
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$940.32
F CFA572,246
|
$221.74
MUR10,247.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,563.33
F CFA2,777,078
|
$3,900.32
MUR180,248.34
|
|
pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports
Niamey
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
F CFA757
|
$2.38
MUR110.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
F CFA1,851
|
$2.30
MUR106.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
F CFA1,515
|
$6.50
MUR300.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.31
F CFA33,662
|
$28.17
MUR1,301.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
F CFA2,525
|
$5.42
MUR250.34
|
|
pay 59.9% more for clothing
Niamey
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
$58.50
MUR2,703.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.02
F CFA28,612
|
$44.49
MUR2,056.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
$91.73
MUR4,239.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
F CFA25,246
|
$75.84
MUR3,504.83
|
|
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