Cost of living comparison

Port Louis, Mauritius

compared to

Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane vs. Port Louis Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 12.6% more expensive than Port Louis.

Restaurants: pay 44.3% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 6.4% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 12.6% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 39.0% more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 96.2% more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.4% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 2.7% more in Vientiane

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

Vientiane vs. Port Louis Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.3% less for restaurants

	Port Louis	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.88 MUR269.24	$1.98 LAK42,963	-66.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 MUR244.76	$2.97 LAK64,444	-44.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 MUR42.97	$0.53 LAK11,458	-43.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 MUR25.09	$0.42 LAK9,167	-22.8%
Average			-44.3%

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pay 6.4% more for groceries

	Port Louis	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 MUR38.81	$0.91 LAK19,763	+7.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 MUR264.34	$13.72 LAK297,259	+137.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.77 MUR264.19	$6.42 LAK139,114	+11.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MUR90.89	$1.75 LAK37,934	-11.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.94 MUR134.71	$2.95 LAK63,941	+0.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 MUR44.96	$0.88 LAK19,110	-10.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MUR38.64	$0.49 LAK10,668	-41.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 MUR37.75	$0.92 LAK20,009	+12.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MUR62.73	$0.60 LAK12,911	-56.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 MUR24.79	$0.73 LAK15,731	+34.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 MUR23.87	$0.46 LAK9,926	-12.1%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 12.6% more for transportation

	Port Louis	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.87 MUR268.74	$5.00 LAK108,434	-14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.64 MUR990.79	$49.23 LAK1,066,861	+127.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,217.28 MUR1,566,466.96	$28,330.27 LAK613,898,678	-17.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.32 MUR930.09	$11.18 LAK242,311	-45.0%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 39.0% more for housing

	Port Louis	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.06 MUR1,513.56	$11.17 LAK242,106	-66.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.57 MUR23,007.48	$859.15 LAK18,617,272	+71.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$395.64 MUR18,112.27	$775.98 LAK16,814,927	+96.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.02 MUR1,603.42	$54.31 LAK1,176,824	+55.1%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 96.2% more for childcare

	Port Louis	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$218.85 MUR10,018.86	$332.66 LAK7,208,522	+52.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,849.44 MUR176,227.53	$9,252.41 LAK200,493,696	+140.4%
Average			+96.2%

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pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Louis	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 MUR102.80	$0.95 LAK20,556	-57.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 MUR101.71	$1.50 LAK32,408	-32.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.52 MUR298.61	$1.59 LAK34,370	-75.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.80 MUR1,272.75	$49.74 LAK1,077,800	+78.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.35 MUR244.76	$3.50 LAK75,927	-34.5%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 2.7% more for clothing

	Port Louis	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.74 MUR2,643.41	$85.86 LAK1,860,466	+48.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.91 MUR2,010.30	$62.88 LAK1,362,539	+43.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.53 MUR4,144.61	$57.29 LAK1,241,385	-36.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.85 MUR3,426.65	$41.48 LAK898,787	-44.6%
Average			+2.7%

Port Louis vs. Vientiane - Cost of clothing

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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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