Cost of living comparison

Santiago, Chile

compared to

Port Louis, Mauritius

Port Louis vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 9.1% cheaper than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 48.7% less in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 3.4% less in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 28.8% more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 5.1% less in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 41.9% less in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.8% less in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 16.2% more in Port Louis

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

Port Louis vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.7% less for restaurants

	Santiago	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.36 CLF0.3000	$5.88 MUR268.30	-52.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.24 CLF0.2000	$5.35 MUR243.91	-35.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 CLF0.0400	$0.94 MUR42.82	-47.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 CLF0.0300	$0.55 MUR25.00	-59.9%
Average			-48.7%

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pay 3.4% less for groceries

	Santiago	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 CLF0.0400	$0.85 MUR38.68	-42.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.49 CLF0.1300	$5.77 MUR263.42	+5.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.59 CLF0.1100	$5.77 MUR263.27	+25.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.97 CLF0.1000	$1.99 MUR90.57	-49.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.88 CLF0.0700	$2.94 MUR134.24	+2.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 CLF0.0200	$0.98 MUR44.81	+2.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CLF0.0200	$0.84 MUR38.50	+18.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 CLF0.0200	$0.82 MUR37.62	-9.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CLF0.0200	$1.37 MUR62.51	+63.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 CLF0.0200	$0.54 MUR24.71	-32.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 CLF0.0200	$0.52 MUR23.79	-20.6%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 28.8% more for transportation

	Santiago	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 CLF0.1300	$5.87 MUR267.80	+14.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.20 CLF1.0100	$21.64 MUR987.33	-47.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,540.00 CLF454.6700	$34,217.28 MUR1,560,992.40	+84.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.41 CLF0.3000	$20.32 MUR926.84	+63.7%
Average			+28.8%

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pay 5.1% less for housing

	Santiago	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.87 CLF0.5100	$33.06 MUR1,508.27	+58.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.58 CLF12.6000	$502.57 MUR22,927.08	-2.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$439.93 CLF10.7900	$395.64 MUR18,048.97	-10.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.66 CLF2.5700	$35.02 MUR1,597.82	-66.5%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 41.9% less for childcare

	Santiago	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$387.71 CLF9.5100	$218.85 MUR9,983.85	-43.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,421.89 CLF157.4900	$3,849.44 MUR175,611.65	-40.1%
Average			-41.9%

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pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 CLF0.0700	$2.25 MUR102.44	-20.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 CLF0.0800	$2.22 MUR101.36	-28.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.15 CLF0.1300	$6.52 MUR297.56	+26.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.85 CLF0.8300	$27.80 MUR1,268.31	-17.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.87 CLF0.1400	$5.35 MUR243.91	-8.9%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 16.2% more for clothing

	Santiago	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 CLF1.2900	$57.74 MUR2,634.17	+9.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.11 CLF0.7600	$43.91 MUR2,003.27	+41.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.37 CLF1.8000	$90.53 MUR4,130.13	+23.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.04 CLF2.0100	$74.85 MUR3,414.67	-8.8%
Average			+16.2%

Santiago vs. Port Louis - 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: June 2025

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