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Port Louis vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 79.0% more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 1.9% less in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 12.2% less in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 69.1% more in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 56.8% more in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.6% more in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in Port Louis

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

Port Louis vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.9% less for restaurants

	Yaounde	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.34 FCFA3,022	$6.60 MUR304.55	+23.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.34 FCFA3,022	$7.15 MUR329.93	+33.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 FCFA1,007	$0.99 MUR45.68	-44.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 FCFA413	$0.58 MUR26.83	-20.4%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 12.2% less for groceries

	Yaounde	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 FCFA624	$0.75 MUR34.77	-31.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.12 FCFA4,029	$4.34 MUR200.50	-39.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.07 FCFA6,259	$6.04 MUR279.09	-45.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.89 FCFA1,068	$2.46 MUR113.45	+30.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 FCFA1,599	$2.64 MUR122.03	-6.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.06 FCFA1,165	$0.92 MUR42.36	-55.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 FCFA533	$0.90 MUR41.44	-4.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA548	$0.67 MUR30.85	-31.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 FCFA314	$1.22 MUR56.18	+119.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 FCFA426	$0.47 MUR21.49	-38.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 FCFA383	$0.47 MUR21.49	-31.2%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Yaounde	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 FCFA2,993	$5.42 MUR250.09	+2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.81 FCFA10,072	$22.25 MUR1,027.35	+25.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,831.20 FCFA19,136,593	$35,729.99 MUR1,649,653.55	+5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.18 FCFA2,367	$30.78 MUR1,421.24	+635.7%
Average			+167.2%

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pay 69.1% more for housing

	Yaounde	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.42 FCFA30,215	$33.57 MUR1,549.78	-37.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$129.09 FCFA73,021	$368.29 MUR17,004.12	+185.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$119.30 FCFA67,482	$318.82 MUR14,719.99	+167.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.35 FCFA35,836	$38.67 MUR1,785.51	-39.0%
Average			+69.1%

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pay 56.8% more for childcare

	Yaounde	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$343.45 FCFA194,275	$159.41 MUR7,359.99	-53.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,810.27 FCFA1,023,976	$4,837.29 MUR223,337.71	+167.2%
Average			+56.8%

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pay 62.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 FCFA705	$2.20 MUR101.52	+76.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.67 FCFA1,511	$2.61 MUR120.55	-2.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 FCFA1,007	$6.60 MUR304.55	+270.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 FCFA13,849	$24.55 MUR1,133.61	+0.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.90 FCFA5,036	$6.05 MUR279.17	-32.1%
Average			+62.6%

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Yaounde	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.99 FCFA10,743	$74.21 MUR3,426.20	+290.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.27 FCFA17,122	$49.47 MUR2,284.14	+63.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$19.59 FCFA11,079	$107.19 MUR4,948.96	+447.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.31 FCFA30,719	$78.06 MUR3,603.86	+43.7%
Average			+211.3%

Yaounde vs. Port Louis - Cost of clothing

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