Cost of living comparison

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Port Louis vs. Rabat Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 21.2% more expensive than Rabat.

Restaurants: pay 43.3% more in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 50.6% more in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 62.4% more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 3.4% more in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 16.6% less in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% less in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 6.5% more in Port Louis

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

Port Louis vs. Rabat Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.3% more for restaurants

	Rabat	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.42 MAD40.78	$6.60 MUR303.89	+49.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 MAD61.17	$7.15 MUR329.22	+7.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MAD5.49	$0.99 MUR45.58	+66.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 MAD3.60	$0.58 MUR26.77	+49.3%
Average			+43.3%

Rabat vs. Port Louis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.6% more for groceries

	Rabat	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 MAD4.53	$0.75 MUR34.69	+53.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.60 MAD61.00	$4.34 MUR200.06	-34.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.32 MAD30.67	$6.04 MUR278.48	+82.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MAD18.38	$2.46 MUR113.20	+23.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 MAD30.90	$2.64 MUR121.76	-21.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.67 MAD6.22	$0.92 MUR42.27	+36.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 MAD6.06	$0.90 MUR41.35	+36.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.36 MAD3.35	$0.67 MUR30.78	+84.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 MAD3.54	$1.22 MUR56.06	+217.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MAD3.07	$0.47 MUR21.44	+40.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 MAD3.13	$0.47 MUR21.44	+37.6%
Average			+50.6%

Rabat vs. Port Louis - Cost of groceries

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pay 62.4% more for transportation

	Rabat	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.91 MAD54.60	$5.42 MUR249.55	-8.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.60 MAD254.88	$22.25 MUR1,025.13	-19.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,530.73 MAD346,633.56	$35,729.99 MUR1,646,080.66	-4.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.06 MAD74.42	$30.78 MUR1,418.16	+282.0%
Average			+62.4%

Rabat vs. Port Louis - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.4% more for housing

	Rabat	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.53 MAD355.88	$33.57 MUR1,546.43	-12.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$469.58 MAD4,337.03	$368.29 MUR16,967.29	-21.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.96 MAD2,521.07	$318.82 MUR14,688.10	+16.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.46 MAD272.14	$38.67 MUR1,781.64	+31.2%
Average			+3.4%

Rabat vs. Port Louis - Cost of housing

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pay 16.6% less for childcare

	Rabat	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$158.91 MAD1,467.65	$159.41 MUR7,344.05	+0.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,276.88 MAD67,209.25	$4,837.29 MUR222,854.00	-33.5%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 1.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Rabat	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.52 MAD50.98	$2.20 MUR101.30	-60.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 MAD18.43	$2.61 MUR120.29	+30.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.30 MAD39.76	$6.60 MUR303.89	+53.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.37 MAD262.03	$24.55 MUR1,131.15	-13.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 MAD66.27	$6.05 MUR278.57	-15.7%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 6.5% more for clothing

	Rabat	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 MAD492.76	$74.21 MUR3,418.78	+39.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 MAD441.19	$49.47 MUR2,279.19	+3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.95 MAD960.04	$107.19 MUR4,938.24	+3.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.51 MAD900.57	$78.06 MUR3,596.05	-19.9%
Average			+6.5%

Rabat vs. Port Louis - Cost of clothing

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