Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 19.0% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 18.1% less for restaurants
|
Windhoek
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
NAD185.38
|
$5.88
MUR275.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
NAD92.64
|
$5.35
MUR250.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NAD17.16
|
$0.94
MUR43.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.00
|
$0.55
MUR25.67
|
|
pay 11.3% more for groceries
|
Windhoek
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
NAD15.28
|
$0.85
MUR39.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
NAD53.98
|
$5.77
MUR270.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
NAD99.73
|
$5.77
MUR270.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD53.89
|
$1.99
MUR93.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.24
|
$2.94
MUR137.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.40
|
$0.98
MUR46.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.65
|
$0.84
MUR39.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD12.92
|
$0.82
MUR38.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.81
|
$1.37
MUR64.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.58
|
$0.54
MUR25.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD16.91
|
$0.52
MUR24.43
|
|
pay 68.9% more for transportation
|
Windhoek
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NAD84.97
|
$5.87
MUR275.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD617.94
|
$21.64
MUR1,013.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,041.85
NAD308,968.79
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,603,079.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD128.74
|
$20.32
MUR951.83
|
|
pay 9.9% less for housing
|
Windhoek
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.63
NAD1,081.13
|
$33.06
MUR1,548.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.63
NAD7,644.12
|
$502.57
MUR23,545.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.93
NAD5,473.99
|
$395.64
MUR18,535.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,157.45
|
$35.02
MUR1,640.90
|
|
pay 0.9% more for childcare
|
Windhoek
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,072.52
|
$218.85
MUR10,253.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD96,135.64
|
$3,849.44
MUR180,346.45
|
|
pay 41.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Windhoek
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
NAD30.90
|
$2.25
MUR105.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
NAD34.56
|
$2.22
MUR104.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
NAD50.97
|
$6.52
MUR305.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD640.94
|
$27.80
MUR1,302.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD64.37
|
$5.35
MUR250.48
|
|
pay 37.9% more for clothing
|
Windhoek
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD679.73
|
$57.74
MUR2,705.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD488.94
|
$43.91
MUR2,057.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,270.21
|
$90.53
MUR4,241.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,287.37
|
$74.85
MUR3,506.74
|
|
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