Cost of living comparison

N'djamena, Chad

compared to

Port Louis, Mauritius

Port Louis vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 92.1% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 4.6% less in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 21.7% more in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 26.9% less in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 22.4% more in Port Louis

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

Port Louis vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Louis instead of N'djamena, you would:

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pay 4.6% less for restaurants

	N'djamena	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA4,650	$5.88 MUR268.30	-28.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 FCFA2,440	$5.35 MUR243.91	+24.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 FCFA513	$0.94 MUR42.82	+4.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA385	$0.55 MUR25.00	-19.0%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 21.7% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 FCFA186	$0.85 MUR38.68	+159.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.63 FCFA930	$5.77 MUR263.42	+253.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.03 FCFA6,278	$5.77 MUR263.27	-47.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 FCFA1,232	$1.99 MUR90.57	-8.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,687	$2.94 MUR134.24	-0.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,266	$0.98 MUR44.81	-55.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA444	$0.84 MUR38.50	+8.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 FCFA984	$0.82 MUR37.62	-52.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA605	$1.37 MUR62.51	+29.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA394	$0.54 MUR24.71	-21.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA394	$0.52 MUR23.79	-24.6%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	N'djamena	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 FCFA2,232	$5.87 MUR267.80	+49.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.69 FCFA46,499	$21.64 MUR987.33	-73.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,273.85 FCFA6,416,907	$34,217.28 MUR1,560,992.40	+203.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 FCFA2,092	$20.32 MUR926.84	+452.6%
Average			+158.1%

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pay 26.9% less for housing

	N'djamena	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$190.62 FCFA108,498	$33.06 MUR1,508.27	-82.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.33 FCFA789,079	$502.57 MUR22,927.08	-63.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.73 FCFA102,299	$395.64 MUR18,048.97	+120.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 FCFA106,675	$35.02 MUR1,597.82	-81.3%
Average			-26.9%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	N'djamena	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.95 FCFA20,460	$218.85 MUR9,983.85	+508.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,633.89 FCFA929,986	$3,849.44 MUR175,611.65	+135.6%
Average			+322.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 FCFA697	$2.25 MUR102.44	+83.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$2.22 MUR101.36
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.94 FCFA535	$6.52 MUR297.56	+594.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.71 FCFA74,399	$27.80 MUR1,268.31	-78.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 FCFA2,790	$5.35 MUR243.91	+9.1%
Average			+152.0%

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pay 22.4% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.68 FCFA18,600	$57.74 MUR2,634.17	+76.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 FCFA34,874	$43.91 MUR2,003.27	-28.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.10 FCFA30,225	$90.53 MUR4,130.13	+70.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 FCFA60,449	$74.85 MUR3,414.67	-29.5%
Average			+22.4%

N'djamena vs. Port Louis - Cost of clothing

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