Cost of living comparison
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.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Nouakchott, you would:
pay 30.6% less for restaurants
Nouakchott
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$5.88
MUR269.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$5.35
MUR244.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$0.94
MUR42.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$0.55
MUR25.08
|
|
pay 54.6% more for groceries
Nouakchott
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$0.85
MUR38.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$5.77
MUR264.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$5.77
MUR264.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$1.99
MUR90.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$2.94
MUR134.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$0.98
MUR44.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.84
MUR38.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$0.82
MUR37.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$1.37
MUR62.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.54
MUR24.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.52
MUR23.86
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Nouakchott
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$5.87
MUR268.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$21.64
MUR990.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,565,782.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$20.32
MUR929.68
|
|
pay 39.3% more for housing
Nouakchott
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$33.06
MUR1,512.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$502.57
MUR22,997.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$395.64
MUR18,104.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$35.02
MUR1,602.72
|
|
pay 67.8% more for childcare
Nouakchott
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$218.85
MUR10,014.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$3,849.44
MUR176,150.55
|
|
pay 24.7% more for entertainment and sports
Nouakchott
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$2.25
MUR102.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$2.22
MUR101.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$6.52
MUR298.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$27.80
MUR1,272.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$5.35
MUR244.65
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Nouakchott
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$57.74
MUR2,642.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$43.91
MUR2,009.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$90.53
MUR4,142.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$74.85
MUR3,425.15
|
|
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