Cost of living comparison

Tehran, Iran

compared to

Port Louis, Mauritius

Port Louis vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 2.1 times more expensive than Tehran.

Restaurants: pay 27.8% more in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 98.6% more in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 22.2% more in Port Louis

The cost of transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, and restaurants in Port Louis are more expensive than in Tehran. Notably, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Port Louis.

Port Louis vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.8% more for restaurants

	Tehran	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 IRR168,450	$5.88 MUR266.59	+47.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 IRR210,562	$5.35 MUR242.35	+6.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IRR19,116	$0.94 MUR42.55	+106.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 IRR45,690	$0.55 MUR24.84	-49.5%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Tehran	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.53 IRR22,528	$0.85 MUR38.43	+58.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.83 IRR77,021	$5.77 MUR261.74	+215.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.32 IRR97,833	$5.77 MUR261.59	+148.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.26 IRR53,099	$1.99 MUR89.99	+57.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.84 IRR77,652	$2.94 MUR133.38	+59.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 IRR19,230	$0.98 MUR44.52	+115.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 IRR29,507	$0.84 MUR38.26	+20.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 IRR17,773	$0.82 MUR37.38	+95.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 IRR13,346	$1.37 MUR62.11	+332.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR10,205	$0.54 MUR24.55	+123.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR11,094	$0.52 MUR23.64	+97.9%
Average			+120.4%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Tehran	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 IRR116,079	$5.87 MUR266.10	+113.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 IRR421,125	$21.64 MUR981.05	+116.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$90,000.00 IRR3,790,125,000	$34,217.28 MUR1,551,069.19	-62.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.90 IRR122,126	$20.32 MUR920.95	+600.6%
Average			+192.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Tehran	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.79 IRR286,028	$33.06 MUR1,498.69	+386.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.72 IRR20,623,303	$502.57 MUR22,781.33	+2.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$339.71 IRR14,305,901	$395.64 MUR17,934.24	+16.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$11.89 IRR500,708	$35.02 MUR1,587.66	+194.6%
Average			+150.1%

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pay 98.6% more for childcare

	Tehran	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.20 IRR5,188,260	$218.85 MUR9,920.38	+77.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,753.32 IRR73,836,612	$3,849.44 MUR174,495.28	+119.6%
Average			+98.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tehran	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 IRR33,690	$2.25 MUR101.79	+180.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.51 IRR63,431	$2.22 MUR100.71	+47.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR105,281	$6.52 MUR295.67	+160.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.23 IRR809,834	$27.80 MUR1,260.24	+44.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.50 IRR63,169	$5.35 MUR242.35	+256.4%
Average			+138.0%

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pay 22.2% more for clothing

	Tehran	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.21 IRR1,524,690	$57.74 MUR2,617.43	+59.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.96 IRR1,177,657	$43.91 MUR1,990.54	+57.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.01 IRR5,811,783	$90.53 MUR4,103.87	-34.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.09 IRR2,951,766	$74.85 MUR3,392.96	+6.8%
Average			+22.2%

Tehran 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: April 2025

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