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Beirut vs. Port Louis Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 47.2% more expensive than Port Louis.

Restaurants: pay 46.1% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 1.6% more in Beirut
Transportation: pay 37.6% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 77.7% more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.4% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 6.4% more in Beirut

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

Beirut vs. Port Louis Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.1% more for restaurants

	Port Louis	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.60 MUR304.55	$10.82 LBP966,418	+64.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.15 MUR329.93	$8.00 LBP714,522	+12.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 MUR45.68	$1.76 LBP156,798	+77.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 MUR26.83	$0.76 LBP68,103	+31.2%
Average			+46.1%

Port Louis vs. Beirut - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.6% more for groceries

	Port Louis	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 MUR34.77	$0.75 LBP66,834	-0.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 MUR200.50	$5.06 LBP452,159	+16.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.04 MUR279.09	$6.20 LBP553,696	+2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 MUR113.45	$3.05 LBP272,561	+24.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.64 MUR122.03	$4.28 LBP382,621	+62.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 MUR42.36	$0.92 LBP81,735	-0.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 MUR41.44	$0.66 LBP59,250	-26.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 MUR30.85	$0.60 LBP53,814	-9.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MUR56.18	$0.51 LBP45,143	-58.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 MUR21.49	$0.42 LBP37,170	-10.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 MUR21.49	$0.55 LBP49,194	+18.3%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 37.6% more for transportation

	Port Louis	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MUR250.09	$3.51 LBP313,128	-35.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.25 MUR1,027.35	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+225.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,729.99 MUR1,649,653.55	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	-2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.78 MUR1,421.24	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	-38.3%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Port Louis	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.57 MUR1,549.78	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	+13.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$368.29 MUR17,004.12	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	+128.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$318.82 MUR14,719.99	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	+16.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.67 MUR1,785.51	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+260.4%
Average			+104.7%

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pay 77.7% more for childcare

	Port Louis	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$159.41 MUR7,359.99	$362.50 LBP32,376,797	+127.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,837.29 MUR223,337.71	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	+27.9%
Average			+77.7%

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pay 56.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Louis	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.20 MUR101.52	$4.00 LBP357,261	+81.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 MUR120.55	$3.28 LBP293,366	+25.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.60 MUR304.55	$2.55 LBP227,754	-61.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.55 MUR1,133.61	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	+170.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.05 MUR279.17	$10.00 LBP893,153	+65.4%
Average			+56.4%

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pay 6.4% more for clothing

	Port Louis	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.21 MUR3,426.20	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	-20.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.47 MUR2,284.14	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+1.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.19 MUR4,948.96	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	+12.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.06 MUR3,603.86	$102.86 LBP9,186,717	+31.8%
Average			+6.4%

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