Cost of living comparison

Port Louis, Mauritius

compared to

Bogota, Colombia

Bogota vs. Port Louis Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 1.8% cheaper than Port Louis.

Restaurants: pay 4.8% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 16.3% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 12.1% less in Bogota
Housing: pay 5.2% more in Bogota
Childcare: pay 49.2% more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.1% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 6.5% less in Bogota

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

Bogota vs. Port Louis Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.8% more for restaurants

	Port Louis	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.88 MUR269.24	$5.00 COP20,927.40	-15.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 MUR244.76	$6.93 COP28,994.47	+29.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 MUR42.97	$0.83 COP3,460.94	-11.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 MUR25.09	$0.64 COP2,668.50	+16.3%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 16.3% less for groceries

	Port Louis	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 MUR38.81	$1.34 COP5,613.92	+58.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 MUR264.34	$2.21 COP9,250.96	-61.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.77 MUR264.19	$4.49 COP18,798.60	-22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MUR90.89	$2.14 COP8,941.12	+7.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.94 MUR134.71	$2.23 COP9,316.21	-24.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 MUR44.96	$1.19 COP4,984.55	+21.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MUR38.64	$0.48 COP2,005.28	-43.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 MUR37.75	$0.55 COP2,320.37	-32.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MUR62.73	$0.54 COP2,242.33	-60.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 MUR24.79	$0.48 COP2,026.91	-10.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 MUR23.87	$0.46 COP1,944.56	-10.9%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 12.1% less for transportation

	Port Louis	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.87 MUR268.74	$3.50 COP14,663.29	-40.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.64 MUR990.79	$40.16 COP168,083.89	+85.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,217.28 MUR1,566,466.96	$15,009.35 COP62,821,354.88	-56.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.32 MUR930.09	$12.69 COP53,117.87	-37.5%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 5.2% more for housing

	Port Louis	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.06 MUR1,513.56	$23.88 COP99,945.65	-27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.57 MUR23,007.48	$428.11 COP1,791,846.44	-14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$395.64 MUR18,112.27	$314.08 COP1,314,578.76	-20.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.02 MUR1,603.42	$64.50 COP269,958.17	+84.2%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 49.2% more for childcare

	Port Louis	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$218.85 MUR10,018.86	$231.19 COP967,642.16	+5.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,849.44 MUR176,227.53	$7,422.81 COP31,068,015.50	+92.8%
Average			+49.2%

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pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Louis	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 MUR102.80	$1.15 COP4,832.41	-48.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 MUR101.71	$1.43 COP6,006.00	-35.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.52 MUR298.61	$2.31 COP9,664.82	-64.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.80 MUR1,272.75	$21.38 COP89,473.97	-23.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.35 MUR244.76	$4.62 COP19,329.65	-13.6%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 6.5% less for clothing

	Port Louis	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.74 MUR2,643.41	$51.44 COP215,321.44	-10.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.91 MUR2,010.30	$42.05 COP175,987.39	-4.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.53 MUR4,144.61	$84.96 COP355,602.91	-6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.85 MUR3,426.65	$71.30 COP298,436.34	-4.7%
Average			-6.5%

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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: March 2025

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