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Port Louis vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 6.2% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 14.1% less in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 19.5% more in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 40.0% more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 12.4% less in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 9.4% less in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.2% more in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 4.6% more in Port Louis

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

Port Louis vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.1% less for restaurants

	Pretoria	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.52 ZAR159.43	$5.88 MUR279.65	-31.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.68 ZAR87.63	$5.35 MUR254.22	+14.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 ZAR18.87	$0.94 MUR44.63	-6.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 ZAR15.20	$0.55 MUR26.06	-32.5%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 19.5% more for groceries

	Pretoria	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 ZAR20.10	$0.85 MUR40.31	-21.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ZAR69.17	$5.77 MUR274.56	+56.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.91 ZAR91.94	$5.77 MUR274.40	+17.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 ZAR43.92	$1.99 MUR94.40	-15.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 ZAR38.85	$2.94 MUR139.91	+41.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 ZAR12.92	$0.98 MUR46.70	+42.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR12.81	$0.84 MUR40.13	+23.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR13.57	$0.82 MUR39.21	+13.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR14.09	$1.37 MUR65.15	+81.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZAR11.97	$0.54 MUR25.75	-15.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ZAR10.91	$0.52 MUR24.79	-10.6%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 40.0% more for transportation

	Pretoria	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 ZAR94.58	$5.87 MUR279.13	+16.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.32 ZAR1,222.27	$21.64 MUR1,029.10	-66.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,084.78 ZAR357,114.35	$34,217.28 MUR1,627,031.65	+79.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.78 ZAR164.21	$20.32 MUR966.05	+131.5%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 12.4% less for housing

	Pretoria	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.13 ZAR732.23	$33.06 MUR1,572.08	-15.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$416.34 ZAR7,790.62	$502.57 MUR23,897.03	+20.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$379.25 ZAR7,096.50	$395.64 MUR18,812.55	+4.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.03 ZAR1,609.79	$35.02 MUR1,665.41	-59.3%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 9.4% less for childcare

	Pretoria	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.65 ZAR4,053.98	$218.85 MUR10,406.22	+1.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,800.41 ZAR89,825.19	$3,849.44 MUR183,041.06	-19.8%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 15.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 ZAR44.64	$2.25 MUR106.77	-5.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 ZAR37.34	$2.22 MUR105.64	+11.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 ZAR55.27	$6.52 MUR310.15	+120.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.21 ZAR640.14	$27.80 MUR1,321.96	-18.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.81 ZAR146.14	$5.35 MUR254.22	-31.5%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 4.6% more for clothing

	Pretoria	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.09 ZAR918.51	$57.74 MUR2,745.62	+17.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.65 ZAR648.33	$43.91 MUR2,088.02	+26.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.30 ZAR1,727.12	$90.53 MUR4,304.85	-1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.31 ZAR1,839.53	$74.85 MUR3,559.13	-23.9%
Average			+4.6%

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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: January 2025

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