Cost of living comparison

Port Vila, Vanuatu

compared to

Port Louis, Mauritius

Port Louis vs. Port Vila Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 35.2% cheaper than Port Vila.

Restaurants: pay 54.3% less in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 45.6% less in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 22.8% more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 80.1% less in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 47.5% less in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.7% less in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 6.9% more in Port Louis

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

Port Louis vs. Port Vila Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 54.3% less for restaurants

	Port Vila	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.23 VUV1,334	$5.88 MUR265.00	-47.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 VUV1,139	$5.35 MUR240.91	-44.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 VUV257	$0.94 MUR42.29	-56.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 VUV206	$0.55 MUR24.69	-68.4%
Average			-54.3%

Port Vila vs. Port Louis - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 45.6% less for groceries

	Port Vila	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 VUV293	$0.85 MUR38.20	-65.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.11 VUV1,200	$5.77 MUR260.18	-42.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.55 VUV1,014	$5.77 MUR260.04	-32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.20 VUV618	$1.99 MUR89.46	-61.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.41 VUV998	$2.94 MUR132.59	-65.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 VUV265	$0.98 MUR44.26	-55.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 VUV113	$0.84 MUR38.03	-11.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.53 VUV301	$0.82 MUR37.15	-67.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 VUV136	$1.37 MUR61.74	+19.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 VUV235	$0.54 MUR24.40	-72.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 VUV114	$0.52 MUR23.49	-45.8%
Average			-45.6%

Port Vila vs. Port Louis - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 22.8% more for transportation

	Port Vila	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.17 VUV852	$5.87 MUR264.51	-18.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.38 VUV8,000	$21.64 MUR975.21	-67.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.36 VUV2,750,000	$34,217.28 MUR1,541,830.73	+47.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.84 VUV1,050	$20.32 MUR915.46	+129.7%
Average			+22.8%

Port Vila vs. Port Louis - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 80.1% less for housing

	Port Vila	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$228.83 VUV27,167	$33.06 MUR1,489.76	-85.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,867.11 VUV221,667	$502.57 MUR22,645.64	-73.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,407.24 VUV167,070	$395.64 MUR17,827.42	-71.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$347.82 VUV41,294	$35.02 MUR1,578.20	-89.9%
Average			-80.1%

Port Vila vs. Port Louis - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 47.5% less for childcare

	Port Vila	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$469.58 VUV55,750	$218.85 MUR9,861.29	-53.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,586.82 VUV782,000	$3,849.44 MUR173,455.96	-41.6%
Average			-47.5%

Port Vila vs. Port Louis - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 48.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Vila	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.59 VUV545	$2.25 MUR101.18	-51.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.09 VUV604	$2.22 MUR100.11	-56.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.27 VUV1,100	$6.52 MUR293.91	-29.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$27.80 MUR1,252.74
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.63 VUV1,500	$5.35 MUR240.91	-57.7%
Average			-48.7%

Port Vila vs. Port Louis - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 6.9% more for clothing

	Port Vila	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.33 VUV5,500	$57.74 MUR2,601.84	+24.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$67.38 VUV8,000	$43.91 MUR1,978.68	-34.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.08 VUV12,000	$90.53 MUR4,079.43	-10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.54 VUV6,000	$74.85 MUR3,372.75	+48.1%
Average			+6.9%

Port Vila vs. Port Louis - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: April 2025

More cost comparisons

Port Vila vs.

Washington

Port Vila vs.

Athens

Port Vila vs.

Dublin

Port Vila vs.

Beijing

Port Vila vs.

Delhi

Port Vila vs.

Canberra

Port Vila vs.

Kiev

Port Vila vs.

Lima

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Vanuatu vs. Mauritius. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Vanuatu and Mauritius.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Port Vila

Add prices for Port Louis

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Port Louis or Port Vila. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.