Cost of living comparison

Nouakchott, Mauritania

compared to

Port Louis, Mauritius

Port Louis vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 73.7% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 30.6% less in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 54.6% more in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 3.5 times more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 39.3% more in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 67.8% more in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.7% more in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Port Louis

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

Port Louis vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.6% less for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.99 MRO1,792	$5.88 MUR268.30	+17.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.94 MRO2,132	$5.35 MUR243.91	-10.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 MRO722	$0.94 MUR42.82	-53.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.39 MRO859	$0.55 MUR25.00	-77.1%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 54.6% more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 MRO99	$0.85 MUR38.68	+208.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 MRO1,350	$5.77 MUR263.42	+53.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 MRO1,959	$5.77 MUR263.27	+5.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MRO795	$1.99 MUR90.57	-10.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 MRO895	$2.94 MUR134.24	+18.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO358	$0.98 MUR44.81	-1.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO297	$0.84 MUR38.50	+1.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO232	$0.82 MUR37.62	+27.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO160	$1.37 MUR62.51	+207.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO125	$0.54 MUR24.71	+55.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO140	$0.52 MUR23.79	+33.6%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.33 MRO1,912	$5.87 MUR267.80	+10.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.47 MRO6,271	$21.64 MUR987.33	+23.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,485.82 MRO2,687,410	$34,217.28 MUR1,560,992.40	+357.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.87 MRO1,030	$20.32 MUR926.84	+608.0%
Average			+249.8%

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pay 39.3% more for housing

	Nouakchott	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.82 MRO21,115	$33.06 MUR1,508.27	-43.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$224.43 MRO80,570	$502.57 MUR22,927.08	+123.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$161.09 MRO57,832	$395.64 MUR18,048.97	+145.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.75 MRO39,758	$35.02 MUR1,597.82	-68.4%
Average			+39.3%

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pay 67.8% more for childcare

	Nouakchott	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.09 MRO28,033	$218.85 MUR9,983.85	+180.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,972.58 MRO2,503,156	$3,849.44 MUR175,611.65	-44.8%
Average			+67.8%

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pay 24.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 MRO699	$2.25 MUR102.44	+15.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MRO867	$2.22 MUR101.36	-8.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 MRO896	$6.52 MUR297.56	+161.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.71 MRO31,129	$27.80 MUR1,268.31	-67.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.37 MRO1,568	$5.35 MUR243.91	+22.4%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Nouakchott	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.33 MRO7,298	$57.74 MUR2,634.17	+184.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.64 MRO7,410	$43.91 MUR2,003.27	+112.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.82 MRO24,707	$90.53 MUR4,130.13	+31.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.25 MRO12,653	$74.85 MUR3,414.67	+112.4%
Average			+110.2%

Nouakchott vs. Port Louis - Cost of clothing

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