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Port Louis vs. Tripoli Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 4.3 times more expensive than Tripoli.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 89.1% more in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 14.7 times more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 90.8% more in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Port Louis

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

Port Louis vs. Tripoli Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Tripoli	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 LYD25.170	$6.60 MUR303.89	+42.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.70 LYD20.130	$7.15 MUR329.22	+92.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 LYD2.640	$0.99 MUR45.58	+104.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.11 LYD0.580	$0.58 MUR26.77	+446.4%
Average			+171.4%

Tripoli vs. Port Louis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 89.1% more for groceries

	Tripoli	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.26 LYD1.440	$0.75 MUR34.69	+185.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.86 LYD15.540	$4.34 MUR200.06	+51.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.88 LYD21.100	$6.04 MUR278.48	+55.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 LYD7.890	$2.46 MUR113.20	+69.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.70 LYD9.240	$2.64 MUR121.76	+55.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 LYD5.730	$0.92 MUR42.27	-12.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 LYD3.490	$0.90 MUR41.35	+39.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.39 LYD2.110	$0.67 MUR30.78	+72.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 LYD1.480	$1.22 MUR56.06	+346.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 LYD1.790	$0.47 MUR21.44	+41.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 LYD1.440	$0.47 MUR21.44	+75.9%
Average			+89.1%

Tripoli vs. Port Louis - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.7 times more for transportation

	Tripoli	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.11 LYD0.570	$5.42 MUR249.55	+5051.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.76 LYD118.280	$22.25 MUR1,025.13	+2.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$13,888.71 LYD75,498.600	$35,729.99 MUR1,646,080.66	+157.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.33 LYD45.300	$30.78 MUR1,418.16	+269.4%
Average			+1370.1%

Tripoli vs. Port Louis - Cost of transportation

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pay 90.8% more for housing

	Tripoli	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.71 LYD166.940	$33.57 MUR1,546.43	+9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$228.39 LYD1,241.530	$368.29 MUR16,967.29	+61.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$109.57 LYD595.600	$318.82 MUR14,688.10	+191.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.17 LYD104.200	$38.67 MUR1,781.64	+101.8%
Average			+90.8%

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Tripoli	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$53.24 LYD289.410	$159.41 MUR7,344.05	+199.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$925.91 LYD5,033.240	$4,837.29 MUR222,854.00	+422.4%
Average			+310.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tripoli	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.69 LYD3.770	$2.20 MUR101.30	+216.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.51 LYD2.790	$2.61 MUR120.29	+409.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.94 LYD10.570	$6.60 MUR303.89	+239.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.63 LYD161.060	$24.55 MUR1,131.15	-17.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.63 LYD25.170	$6.05 MUR278.57	+30.6%
Average			+175.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Tripoli	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.96 LYD124.820	$74.21 MUR3,418.78	+223.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.86 LYD194.950	$49.47 MUR2,279.19	+37.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.77 LYD275.990	$107.19 MUR4,938.24	+111.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.25 LYD305.770	$78.06 MUR3,596.05	+38.8%
Average			+102.8%

Tripoli 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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