Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 9.9% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 53.4% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,946
|
$5.88
MUR277.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,897
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,432
|
$0.94
MUR44.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA928
|
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,874
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,103
|
$5.77
MUR272.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,051
|
$5.77
MUR272.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,829
|
$1.99
MUR93.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,343
|
$2.94
MUR138.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA691
|
$0.98
MUR46.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA466
|
$0.84
MUR39.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,030
|
$0.82
MUR38.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$1.37
MUR64.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA522
|
$0.54
MUR25.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA353
|
$0.52
MUR24.62
|
|
pay 27.2% more for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,671
|
$5.87
MUR277.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,582
|
$21.64
MUR1,021.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,254,162
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,397.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,745
|
$20.32
MUR959.14
|
|
pay 29.8% less for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA366,505
|
$502.57
MUR23,726.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA224,279
|
$395.64
MUR18,678.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA386,490
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.51
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,545
|
$218.85
MUR10,331.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,474,344
|
$3,849.44
MUR181,732.24
|
|
pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,019
|
$2.25
MUR106.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,574
|
$2.22
MUR104.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,022
|
$6.52
MUR307.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,658
|
$27.80
MUR1,312.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,944
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,770
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,325
|
$43.91
MUR2,073.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,208
|
$90.53
MUR4,274.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,215
|
$74.85
MUR3,533.68
|
|
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