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Port Louis vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 32.7% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 78.6% more in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 1.9% more in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 39.2% more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 12.0% more in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 50.5% less in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.4% more in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 77.1% more in Port Louis

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

Port Louis vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.6% more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.31 LAK49,996	$6.60 MUR304.42	+185.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,989	$7.15 MUR329.79	+29.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 LAK13,426	$0.99 MUR45.66	+59.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK8,999	$0.58 MUR26.82	+39.9%
Average			+78.6%

Vientiane vs. Port Louis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.9% more for groceries

	Vientiane	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 LAK25,280	$0.75 MUR34.75	-35.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.94 LAK301,907	$4.34 MUR200.41	-68.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 LAK158,516	$6.04 MUR278.97	-17.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 LAK39,236	$2.46 MUR113.40	+35.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.99 LAK64,804	$2.64 MUR121.97	-11.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 LAK19,401	$0.92 MUR42.35	+2.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 LAK10,834	$0.90 MUR41.42	+79.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 LAK20,334	$0.67 MUR30.84	-28.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 LAK13,153	$1.22 MUR56.15	+100.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 LAK16,026	$0.47 MUR21.48	-37.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 LAK10,079	$0.47 MUR21.48
Average			+1.9%

Vientiane vs. Port Louis - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.2% more for transportation

	Vientiane	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 LAK112,171	$5.42 MUR249.98	+4.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.18 LAK1,086,859	$22.25 MUR1,026.91	-55.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,736.24 LAK622,411,053	$35,729.99 MUR1,648,939.06	+24.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.86 LAK235,187	$30.78 MUR1,420.62	+183.5%
Average			+39.2%

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pay 12.0% more for housing

	Vientiane	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.39 LAK246,645	$33.57 MUR1,549.11	+194.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$866.78 LAK18,773,963	$368.29 MUR16,996.76	-57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$784.74 LAK16,997,001	$318.82 MUR14,713.61	-59.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.21 LAK1,195,773	$38.67 MUR1,784.73	-30.0%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 50.5% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$338.54 LAK7,332,554	$159.41 MUR7,356.81	-52.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,334.55 LAK202,181,144	$4,837.29 MUR223,240.98	-48.2%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 70.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 LAK32,497	$2.20 MUR101.47	+46.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.73 LAK37,496	$2.61 MUR120.50	+50.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.96 LAK42,496	$6.60 MUR304.42	+236.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.52 LAK1,094,305	$24.55 MUR1,133.12	-51.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.56 LAK77,073	$6.05 MUR279.05	+69.9%
Average			+70.4%

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pay 77.1% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.70 LAK599,946	$74.21 MUR3,424.72	+167.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.25 LAK1,499,866	$49.47 MUR2,283.15	-28.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$58.22 LAK1,260,957	$107.19 MUR4,946.82	+84.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$42.19 LAK913,787	$78.06 MUR3,602.30	+85.0%
Average			+77.1%

Vientiane 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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