Cost of living comparison

Dushanbe, Tajikistan

compared to

Port Louis, Mauritius

Port Louis vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 71.6% more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 27.2% more in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 64.8% more in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 3.6 times more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 29.3% more in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 16.7% more in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.0% more in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 46.1% more in Port Louis

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

Port Louis vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.2% more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.61 TJS55.46	$5.88 MUR268.30	+4.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 TJS90.52	$5.35 MUR243.91	-41.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 TJS6.16	$0.94 MUR42.82	+50.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 TJS2.77	$0.55 MUR25.00	+95.3%
Average			+27.2%

Dushanbe vs. Port Louis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.8% more for groceries

	Dushanbe	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 TJS5.64	$0.85 MUR38.68	+48.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 TJS42.27	$5.77 MUR263.42	+35.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.05 TJS30.09	$5.77 MUR263.27	+89.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 TJS17.30	$1.99 MUR90.57	+13.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 TJS18.62	$2.94 MUR134.24	+56.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 TJS5.37	$0.98 MUR44.81	+80.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 TJS10.57	$0.84 MUR38.50	-21.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 TJS10.78	$0.82 MUR37.62	-24.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 TJS3.77	$1.37 MUR62.51	+258.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 TJS3.31	$0.54 MUR24.71	+61.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 TJS2.40	$0.52 MUR23.79	+114.7%
Average			+64.8%

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 TJS31.49	$5.87 MUR267.80	+84.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.68 TJS46.22	$21.64 MUR987.33	+362.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,113.17 TJS198,728.81	$34,217.28 MUR1,560,992.40	+70.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.18 TJS31.43	$20.32 MUR926.84	+538.7%
Average			+263.9%

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pay 29.3% more for housing

	Dushanbe	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.95 TJS236.63	$33.06 MUR1,508.27	+38.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$413.18 TJS4,082.41	$502.57 MUR22,927.08	+21.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.49 TJS2,079.72	$395.64 MUR18,048.97	+88.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.33 TJS497.29	$35.02 MUR1,597.82	-30.4%
Average			+29.3%

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pay 16.7% more for childcare

	Dushanbe	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$106.65 TJS1,053.72	$218.85 MUR9,983.85	+105.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,658.24 TJS134,950.73	$3,849.44 MUR175,611.65	-71.8%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 53.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 TJS11.09	$2.25 MUR102.44	+100.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 TJS22.65	$2.22 MUR101.36	-3.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TJS23.11	$6.52 MUR297.56	+178.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.11 TJS366.65	$27.80 MUR1,268.31	-25.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.68 TJS46.22	$5.35 MUR243.91	+14.3%
Average			+53.0%

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pay 46.1% more for clothing

	Dushanbe	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.06 TJS277.30	$57.74 MUR2,634.17	+105.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.11 TJS356.79	$43.91 MUR2,003.27	+21.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.71 TJS757.94	$90.53 MUR4,130.13	+18.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.79 TJS531.48	$74.85 MUR3,414.67	+39.2%
Average			+46.1%

Dushanbe 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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