Cost of living comparison

Bogota, Colombia

compared to

Port Louis, Mauritius

Port Louis vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 22.6% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 1.4% less in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 42.3% more in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 52.4% more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 9.0% more in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 26.7% less in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.5% more in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 7.0% more in Port Louis

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

Port Louis vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.4% less for restaurants

	Bogota	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 COP21,274.34	$5.88 MUR266.59	+17.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 COP29,475.15	$5.35 MUR242.35	-22.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 COP3,518.32	$0.94 MUR42.55	+13.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 COP2,712.74	$0.55 MUR24.84	-14.0%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 42.3% more for groceries

	Bogota	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 COP5,706.99	$0.85 MUR38.43	-36.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 COP9,404.33	$5.77 MUR261.74	+161.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 COP19,110.25	$5.77 MUR261.59	+28.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 COP9,089.35	$1.99 MUR89.99	-7.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 COP9,470.66	$2.94 MUR133.38	+32.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 COP5,067.19	$0.98 MUR44.52	-17.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,038.53	$0.84 MUR38.26	+76.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,358.84	$0.82 MUR37.38	+48.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 COP2,279.51	$1.37 MUR62.11	+155.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,060.51	$0.54 MUR24.55	+11.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 COP1,976.79	$0.52 MUR23.64	+12.2%
Average			+42.3%

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pay 52.4% more for transportation

	Bogota	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 COP14,906.38	$5.87 MUR266.10	+67.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.16 COP170,870.46	$21.64 MUR981.05	-46.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,009.35 COP63,862,834.66	$34,217.28 MUR1,551,069.19	+128.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 COP53,998.48	$20.32 MUR920.95	+60.1%
Average			+52.4%

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pay 9.0% more for housing

	Bogota	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.88 COP101,602.59	$33.06 MUR1,498.69	+38.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.11 COP1,821,552.45	$502.57 MUR22,781.33	+17.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$314.08 COP1,336,372.42	$395.64 MUR17,934.24	+26.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.50 COP274,433.66	$35.02 MUR1,587.66	-45.7%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 26.7% less for childcare

	Bogota	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.19 COP983,684.15	$218.85 MUR9,920.38	-5.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,422.81 COP31,583,074.59	$3,849.44 MUR174,495.28	-48.1%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 75.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP4,912.53	$2.25 MUR101.79	+94.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 COP6,105.57	$2.22 MUR100.71	+54.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 COP9,825.05	$6.52 MUR295.67	+182.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.38 COP90,957.30	$27.80 MUR1,260.24	+30.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 COP19,650.10	$5.35 MUR242.35	+15.8%
Average			+75.5%

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pay 7.0% more for clothing

	Bogota	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.44 COP218,891.14	$57.74 MUR2,617.43	+12.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.05 COP178,904.98	$43.91 MUR1,990.54	+4.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.96 COP361,498.25	$90.53 MUR4,103.87	+6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.30 COP303,383.95	$74.85 MUR3,392.96	+5.0%
Average			+7.0%

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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: April 2025

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