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Port Louis vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 17.7% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.3% more in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 0.3% less in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 50.2% more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 13.4% more in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 56.0% less in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.8% more in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 49.6% more in Port Louis

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

Port Louis vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.3% more for restaurants

	Thailand	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 THB84.17	$6.60 MUR304.42	+146.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB220.32	$7.15 MUR329.79	+2.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 THB23.14	$0.99 MUR45.66	+34.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.34	$0.58 MUR26.82	+61.5%
Average			+61.3%

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pay 0.3% less for groceries

	Thailand	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 THB44.37	$0.75 MUR34.75	-46.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 THB248.32	$4.34 MUR200.41	-44.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 THB225.72	$6.04 MUR278.97	-15.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 THB65.21	$2.46 MUR113.40	+18.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 THB44.48	$2.64 MUR121.97	+87.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 THB41.84	$0.92 MUR42.35	-30.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 THB18.67	$0.90 MUR41.42	+51.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 THB28.29	$0.67 MUR30.84	-25.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 THB23.73	$1.22 MUR56.15	+61.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB22.43	$0.47 MUR21.48	-34.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB19.43	$0.47 MUR21.48	-24.5%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 50.2% more for transportation

	Thailand	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 THB152.21	$5.42 MUR249.98	+12.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 THB885.78	$22.25 MUR1,026.91	-20.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,471.21 THB959,841.01	$35,729.99 MUR1,648,939.06	+17.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.53 THB331.67	$30.78 MUR1,420.62	+192.4%
Average			+50.2%

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pay 13.4% more for housing

	Thailand	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.52 THB583.44	$33.57 MUR1,549.11	+81.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.60 THB13,059.95	$368.29 MUR16,996.76	-11.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.86 THB8,406.05	$318.82 MUR14,713.61	+19.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.46 THB1,904.49	$38.67 MUR1,784.73	-36.0%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 56.0% less for childcare

	Thailand	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$359.13 THB11,312.55	$159.41 MUR7,356.81	-55.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,104.31 THB349,785.03	$4,837.29 MUR223,240.98	-56.4%
Average			-56.0%

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pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.15 THB67.86	$2.20 MUR101.47	+2.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 THB62.08	$2.61 MUR120.50	+32.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.31 THB135.90	$6.60 MUR304.42	+52.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.45 THB1,683.79	$24.55 MUR1,133.12	-54.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 THB198.99	$6.05 MUR279.05	-4.3%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 49.6% more for clothing

	Thailand	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.08 THB1,168.03	$74.21 MUR3,424.72	+100.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.48 THB928.61	$49.47 MUR2,283.15	+67.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.15 THB2,871.22	$107.19 MUR4,946.82	+17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.13 THB2,177.45	$78.06 MUR3,602.30	+12.9%
Average			+49.6%

Thailand 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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