Cost of living comparison

Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo

compared to

Port Louis, Mauritius

Port Louis vs. Brazzaville Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 9.9% more expensive than Brazzaville.

Restaurants: pay 53.4% less in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 10.0% less in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 27.2% more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 29.8% less in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% less in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 0.1% more in Port Louis

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

Port Louis vs. Brazzaville Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.4% less for restaurants

	Brazzaville	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.38 FCFA8,274	$5.88 MUR268.24	-59.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.87 FCFA4,529	$5.35 MUR243.85	-32.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 FCFA1,324	$0.94 MUR42.81	-59.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA859	$0.55 MUR24.99	-63.3%
Average			-53.4%

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pay 10.0% less for groceries

	Brazzaville	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$4.62 FCFA2,658	$0.85 MUR38.67	-81.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.38 FCFA1,945	$5.77 MUR263.36	+70.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.12 FCFA4,671	$5.77 MUR263.21	-28.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 FCFA1,692	$1.99 MUR90.55	-32.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.16 FCFA1,242	$2.94 MUR134.21	+36.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA639	$0.98 MUR44.80	-11.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 FCFA431	$0.84 MUR38.49	+12.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 FCFA953	$0.82 MUR37.61	-50.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA668	$1.37 MUR62.49	+18.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 FCFA483	$0.54 MUR24.70	-35.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 FCFA326	$0.52 MUR23.78	-8.0%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 27.2% more for transportation

	Brazzaville	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 FCFA2,470	$5.87 MUR267.74	+36.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.44 FCFA13,487	$21.64 MUR987.11	-7.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,343.54 FCFA16,883,558	$34,217.28 MUR1,560,650.16	+16.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.45 FCFA7,163	$20.32 MUR926.64	+63.2%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 29.8% less for housing

	Brazzaville	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.25 FCFA23,731	$33.06 MUR1,507.94	-19.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.16 FCFA338,986	$502.57 MUR22,922.05	-14.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.53 FCFA207,440	$395.64 MUR18,045.02	+9.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$621.28 FCFA357,471	$35.02 MUR1,597.47	-94.4%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Brazzaville	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.10 FCFA28,251	$218.85 MUR9,981.66	+345.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,800.00 FCFA5,063,306	$3,849.44 MUR175,573.14	-56.3%
Average			+144.7%

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pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Brazzaville	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.85 FCFA2,792	$2.25 MUR102.42	-53.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.14 FCFA2,381	$2.22 MUR101.33	-46.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 FCFA1,870	$6.52 MUR297.50	+100.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.25 FCFA23,731	$27.80 MUR1,268.03	-32.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.34 FCFA3,648	$5.35 MUR243.85	-15.7%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 0.1% more for clothing

	Brazzaville	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.50 FCFA33,084	$57.74 MUR2,633.60	+0.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 FCFA34,523	$43.91 MUR2,002.83	-26.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.00 FCFA57,538	$90.53 MUR4,129.22	-9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00 FCFA31,646	$74.85 MUR3,413.92	+36.1%
Average			+0.1%

Brazzaville 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: June 2025

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