Cost of living comparison

 P'yongyang, North Korea
compared to
 Port Louis, Mauritius
Port Louis vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 94.9% more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants
pay 52.5% less in Port Louis
Groceries
pay 4.3% less in Port Louis
Housing
pay 5.2 times more in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports
pay 12.4% more in Port Louis

The cost of housing and entertainment and sports in Port Louis are more expensive than in P'yongyang. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Port Louis. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Port Louis.

Port Louis vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Louis instead of P'yongyang, you would:

pay 52.5% less for restaurants

 
P'yongyang
Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $5.88
MUR268.24
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $5.35
MUR243.85
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.14
KPW1,929
$0.94
MUR42.81

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pay 4.3% less for groceries

 
P'yongyang
Port Louis
Bread
1 loaf
$2.20
KPW1,983
$0.85
MUR38.67
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.77
MUR263.36
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
KPW3,058
$5.77
MUR263.21

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
P'yongyang
Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $5.87
MUR267.74
Monthly public transit pass ?? $21.64
MUR987.11
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $34,217.28
MUR1,560,650.16

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pay 5.2 times more for housing

 
P'yongyang
Port Louis
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $33.06
MUR1,507.94
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $85.74
KPW77,167
$502.57
MUR22,922.05
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $85.74
KPW77,167
$395.64
MUR18,045.02

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
P'yongyang
Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $218.85
MUR9,981.66
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $3,849.44
MUR175,573.14

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pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
P'yongyang
Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $12.86
KPW11,575
$2.25
MUR102.42
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.07
KPW965
$2.22
MUR101.33
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $6.52
MUR297.50

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
P'yongyang
Port Louis
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $57.74
MUR2,633.60
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $43.91
MUR2,002.83
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $90.53
MUR4,129.22

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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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