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Port Louis vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 9.5% more expensive than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 11.5% less in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 4.3% less in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 79.5% more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 38.2% less in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 18.6% less in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.3% more in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 30.5% more in Port Louis

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

Port Louis vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.5% less for restaurants

	Windhoek	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.97 NAD185.90	$6.60 MUR303.89	-39.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 NAD88.01	$7.15 MUR329.22	+37.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 NAD16.52	$0.99 MUR45.58	+1.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 NAD18.05	$0.58 MUR26.77	-45.4%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 4.3% less for groceries

	Windhoek	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 NAD14.68	$0.75 MUR34.69	-13.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.40 NAD57.61	$4.34 MUR200.06	+27.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.39 NAD91.42	$6.04 MUR278.48	+12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.09 NAD52.36	$2.46 MUR113.20	-20.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 NAD40.11	$2.64 MUR121.76	+11.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 NAD14.92	$0.92 MUR42.27	+4.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD15.75	$0.90 MUR41.35	-3.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD13.31	$0.67 MUR30.78	-14.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 NAD14.26	$1.22 MUR56.06	+44.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NAD17.05	$0.47 MUR21.44	-53.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 NAD13.68	$0.47 MUR21.44	-42.4%
Average			-4.3%

Windhoek vs. Port Louis - Cost of groceries

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pay 79.5% more for transportation

	Windhoek	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.74 NAD80.31	$5.42 MUR249.55	+14.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.19 NAD782.76	$22.25 MUR1,025.13	-51.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,093.12 NAD391,378.53	$35,729.99 MUR1,646,080.66	+54.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.68 NAD130.13	$30.78 MUR1,418.16	+300.9%
Average			+79.5%

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pay 38.2% less for housing

	Windhoek	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.55 NAD924.53	$33.57 MUR1,546.43	-38.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.56 NAD9,110.42	$368.29 MUR16,967.29	-31.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.07 NAD6,729.54	$318.82 MUR14,688.10	-19.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.92 NAD1,778.11	$38.67 MUR1,781.64	-63.1%
Average			-38.2%

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pay 18.6% less for childcare

	Windhoek	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$215.99 NAD3,660.61	$159.41 MUR7,344.05	-26.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,426.88 NAD91,973.95	$4,837.29 MUR222,854.00	-10.9%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 29.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.02 NAD34.25	$2.20 MUR101.30	+8.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 NAD33.88	$2.61 MUR120.29	+30.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 NAD48.92	$6.60 MUR303.89	+128.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.44 NAD668.44	$24.55 MUR1,131.15	-37.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.20 NAD88.06	$6.05 MUR278.57	+16.4%
Average			+29.3%

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pay 30.5% more for clothing

	Windhoek	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.61 NAD908.56	$74.21 MUR3,418.78	+38.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 NAD474.22	$49.47 MUR2,279.19	+76.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.20 NAD1,579.49	$107.19 MUR4,938.24	+15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.16 NAD1,443.21	$78.06 MUR3,596.05	-8.3%
Average			+30.5%

Windhoek vs. Port Louis - Cost of clothing

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