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:

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pay 3.6% more for restaurants

	Damascus	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 SYP65,010	$5.88 MUR268.30	+17.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 SYP65,010	$5.35 MUR243.91	+6.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 SYP13,652	$0.94 MUR42.82	-10.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 SYP7,086	$0.55 MUR25.00	+0.6%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 86.1% more for groceries

	Damascus	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 SYP8,217	$0.85 MUR38.68	+34.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.67 SYP21,752	$5.77 MUR263.42	+245.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 SYP52,594	$5.77 MUR263.27	+42.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 SYP25,571	$1.99 MUR90.57	+0.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 SYP39,106	$2.94 MUR134.24	-2.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,918	$0.98 MUR44.81	+115.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 SYP12,544	$0.84 MUR38.50	-12.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,963	$0.82 MUR37.62	+79.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,065	$1.37 MUR62.51	+251.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 SYP3,476	$0.54 MUR24.71	+102.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 SYP3,593	$0.52 MUR23.79	+88.7%
Average			+86.1%

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pay 33.5% more for transportation

	Damascus	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.92 SYP207,051	$5.87 MUR267.80	-63.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	$21.64 MUR987.33	+27.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	$34,217.28 MUR1,560,992.40	+85.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.00 SYP143,022	$20.32 MUR926.84	+84.7%
Average			+33.5%

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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 MUR1,508.27	-50.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	$502.57 MUR22,927.08	+78.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	$395.64 MUR18,048.97	+171.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.53 SYP695,989	$35.02 MUR1,597.82	-34.6%
Average			+41.1%

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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 MUR9,983.85	+352.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	$3,849.44 MUR175,611.65	+133.3%
Average			+243.1%

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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 MUR102.44	+79.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.27 SYP16,578	$2.22 MUR101.36	+74.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$6.52 MUR297.56	+117.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.30 SYP172,927	$27.80 MUR1,268.31	+109.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$5.35 MUR243.91	+78.2%
Average			+91.7%

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pay 93.3% more for clothing

	Damascus	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.00 SYP286,044	$57.74 MUR2,634.17	+162.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.50 SYP305,547	$43.91 MUR2,003.27	+86.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$47.50 SYP617,595	$90.53 MUR4,130.13	+90.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.25 SYP731,362	$74.85 MUR3,414.67	+33.1%
Average			+93.3%

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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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