Cost of living comparison

Port Louis, Mauritius

compared to

Santiago, Chile

Santiago vs. Port Louis Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 33.5% more expensive than Port Louis.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 15.9% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 1.7% less in Santiago
Housing: pay 43.8% more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 72.0% more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.1% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 11.8% less in Santiago

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

Santiago vs. Port Louis Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Port Louis	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.88 MUR269.24	$12.36 CLF0.3000	+110.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 MUR244.76	$8.24 CLF0.2000	+54.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 MUR42.97	$1.78 CLF0.0400	+90.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 MUR25.09	$1.37 CLF0.0300	+149.3%
Average			+100.9%

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pay 15.9% more for groceries

	Port Louis	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 MUR38.81	$1.48 CLF0.0400	+75.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 MUR264.34	$5.49 CLF0.1300	-5.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.77 MUR264.19	$4.59 CLF0.1100	-20.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MUR90.89	$3.97 CLF0.1000	+99.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.94 MUR134.71	$2.88 CLF0.0700	-2.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 MUR44.96	$0.96 CLF0.0200	-2.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MUR38.64	$0.71 CLF0.0200	-15.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 MUR37.75	$0.91 CLF0.0200	+10.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MUR62.73	$0.84 CLF0.0200	-38.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 MUR24.79	$0.80 CLF0.0200	+48.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 MUR23.87	$0.66 CLF0.0200	+26.0%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 1.7% less for transportation

	Port Louis	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.87 MUR268.74	$5.14 CLF0.1300	-12.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.64 MUR990.79	$41.20 CLF1.0100	+90.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,217.28 MUR1,566,466.96	$18,540.00 CLF454.8000	-45.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.32 MUR930.09	$12.41 CLF0.3000	-38.9%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 43.8% more for housing

	Port Louis	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.06 MUR1,513.56	$20.87 CLF0.5100	-36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.57 MUR23,007.48	$513.58 CLF12.6000	+2.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$395.64 MUR18,112.27	$439.93 CLF10.7900	+11.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.02 MUR1,603.42	$104.66 CLF2.5700	+198.8%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 72.0% more for childcare

	Port Louis	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$218.85 MUR10,018.86	$387.71 CLF9.5100	+77.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,849.44 MUR176,227.53	$6,421.89 CLF157.5400	+66.8%
Average			+72.0%

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pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Louis	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 MUR102.80	$2.83 CLF0.0700	+26.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 MUR101.71	$3.09 CLF0.0800	+38.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.52 MUR298.61	$5.15 CLF0.1300	-21.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.80 MUR1,272.75	$33.85 CLF0.8300	+21.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.35 MUR244.76	$5.87 CLF0.1400	+9.8%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 11.8% less for clothing

	Port Louis	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.74 MUR2,643.41	$52.80 CLF1.3000	-8.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.91 MUR2,010.30	$31.11 CLF0.7600	-29.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.53 MUR4,144.61	$73.37 CLF1.8000	-19.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.85 MUR3,426.65	$82.04 CLF2.0100	+9.6%
Average			-11.8%

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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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