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Port Louis vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 25.1% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 33.6% less in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 25.0% less in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 3.0% more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 32.7% less in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.8% more in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 88.2% more in Port Louis

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Port Louis are more expensive than in St. George's. Expenses including restaurants, housing, and groceries are lower in Port Louis. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Port Louis.

Port Louis vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Louis instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 33.6% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$6.60 MUR303.89	-10.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$7.15 MUR329.22	-14.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$0.99 MUR45.58	-46.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 EC$4.25	$0.58 MUR26.77	-63.0%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 25.0% less for groceries

	St. George's	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$0.75 MUR34.69	-55.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	$4.34 MUR200.06	-13.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$6.04 MUR278.48	-58.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 EC$11.00	$2.46 MUR113.20	-39.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$2.64 MUR121.76	+1.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$0.92 MUR42.27	-23.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.90 MUR41.35	+7.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$0.67 MUR30.78	-15.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$1.22 MUR56.06	-9.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.47 MUR21.44	-34.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.47 MUR21.44	-34.0%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 3.0% more for transportation

	St. George's	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 EC$13.85	$5.42 MUR249.55	+5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$22.25 MUR1,025.13	-39.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$35,729.99 MUR1,646,080.66	+43.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$30.78 MUR1,418.16
Average			+3.0%

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pay 32.7% less for housing

	St. George's	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	$33.57 MUR1,546.43	-28.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$368.29 MUR16,967.29	-36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$318.82 MUR14,688.10	+10.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	$38.67 MUR1,781.64	-75.8%
Average			-32.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$159.41 MUR7,344.05	+187.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$4,837.29 MUR222,854.00	+107.5%
Average			+147.3%

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pay 28.8% more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$2.20 MUR101.30	+8.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$2.61 MUR120.29	-41.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$6.60 MUR303.89	+256.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$24.55 MUR1,131.15	-33.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$6.05 MUR278.57	-45.5%
Average			+28.8%

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pay 88.2% more for clothing

	St. George's	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$74.21 MUR3,418.78	+186.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$49.47 MUR2,279.19	+11.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$107.19 MUR4,938.24	+151.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$78.06 MUR3,596.05	+2.9%
Average			+88.2%

St. George's vs. Port Louis - Cost of clothing

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