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Port Louis vs. Amman Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 4.8% more expensive than Amman.

Restaurants: pay 24.6% more in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 49.7% more in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 16.1% more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 0.1% less in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 17.8% less in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.9% less in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 13.1% less in Port Louis

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

Port Louis vs. Amman Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.6% more for restaurants

	Amman	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.05 JOD5.000	$5.88 MUR279.65	-16.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 JOD5.000	$5.35 MUR254.22	-24.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 JOD0.340	$0.94 MUR44.63	+94.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 JOD0.270	$0.55 MUR26.06	+45.2%
Average			+24.6%

Amman vs. Port Louis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.7% more for groceries

	Amman	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.53 JOD0.370	$0.85 MUR40.31	+61.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.39 JOD2.400	$5.77 MUR274.56	+70.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.58 JOD3.960	$5.77 MUR274.40	+3.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 JOD1.450	$1.99 MUR94.40	-2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.56 JOD1.820	$2.94 MUR139.91	+14.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 JOD0.640	$0.98 MUR46.70	+8.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 JOD0.520	$0.84 MUR40.13	+15.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 JOD0.500	$0.82 MUR39.21	+16.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 JOD0.260	$1.37 MUR65.15	+278.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 JOD0.290	$0.54 MUR25.75	+34.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 JOD0.250	$0.52 MUR24.79	+45.9%
Average			+49.7%

Amman vs. Port Louis - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.1% more for transportation

	Amman	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.48 JOD3.890	$5.87 MUR279.13	+7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.31 JOD30.010	$21.64 MUR1,029.10	-48.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,384.29 JOD18,007.620	$34,217.28 MUR1,627,031.65	+34.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.85 JOD8.400	$20.32 MUR966.05	+71.5%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 0.1% less for housing

	Amman	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.80 JOD24.690	$33.06 MUR1,572.08	-5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$440.45 JOD312.460	$502.57 MUR23,897.03	+14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.09 JOD196.560	$395.64 MUR18,812.55	+42.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.55 JOD52.180	$35.02 MUR1,665.41	-52.4%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 17.8% less for childcare

	Amman	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$238.75 JOD169.370	$218.85 MUR10,406.22	-8.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,288.39 JOD3,751.590	$3,849.44 MUR183,041.06	-27.2%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Amman	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.35 JOD4.500	$2.25 MUR106.77	-64.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.03 JOD2.860	$2.22 MUR105.64	-44.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 JOD2.500	$6.52 MUR310.15	+85.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.15 JOD41.250	$27.80 MUR1,321.96	-52.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.28 JOD8.000	$5.35 MUR254.22	-52.6%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 13.1% less for clothing

	Amman	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.45 JOD45.720	$57.74 MUR2,745.62	-10.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.44 JOD35.780	$43.91 MUR2,088.02	-12.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.69 JOD77.810	$90.53 MUR4,304.85	-17.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.79 JOD60.150	$74.85 MUR3,559.13	-11.7%
Average			-13.1%

Amman 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: January 2025

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