Cost of living comparison

 Damascus, Syria
compared to
 Port Louis, Mauritius
Port Louis vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 84.6% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants
pay 3.6% more in Port Louis
Groceries
pay 86.1% more in Port Louis
Transportation
pay 33.5% more in Port Louis
Housing
pay 41.1% more in Port Louis
Childcare
pay 3.4 times more in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports
pay 91.7% more in Port Louis
Clothing
pay 93.3% more in Port Louis

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and transportation in Port Louis are more expensive than in Damascus. Notably, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Port Louis.

Port Louis vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.6% more for restaurants

 
Damascus
Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
SYP65,010
$5.88
MUR268.24
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.00
SYP65,010
$5.35
MUR243.85
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.05
SYP13,652
$0.94
MUR42.81

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pay 86.1% more for groceries

 
Damascus
Port Louis
Bread
1 loaf
$0.63
SYP8,217
$0.85
MUR38.67
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.67
SYP21,752
$5.77
MUR263.36
Milk (1 gallon) $4.05
SYP52,594
$5.77
MUR263.21

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pay 33.5% more for transportation

 
Damascus
Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon) $15.92
SYP207,051
$5.87
MUR267.74
Monthly public transit pass $17.00
SYP221,034
$21.64
MUR987.11
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
$34,217.28
MUR1,560,650.16

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pay 41.1% more for housing

 
Damascus
Port Louis
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$66.75
SYP867,884
$33.06
MUR1,507.94
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $282.23
SYP3,669,607
$502.57
MUR22,922.05
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $145.72
SYP1,894,661
$395.64
MUR18,045.02

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

 
Damascus
Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $48.33
SYP628,430
$218.85
MUR9,981.66
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
$3,849.44
MUR175,573.14

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pay 91.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Damascus
Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.25
SYP16,252
$2.25
MUR102.42
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.27
SYP16,578
$2.22
MUR101.33
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.00
SYP39,006
$6.52
MUR297.50

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pay 93.3% more for clothing

 
Damascus
Port Louis
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$22.00
SYP286,044
$57.74
MUR2,633.60
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.50
SYP305,547
$43.91
MUR2,002.83
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$47.50
SYP617,595
$90.53
MUR4,129.22

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