Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 74.6% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 10.6% more for restaurants
|
Yaounde
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
FCFA2,541
|
$5.88
MUR277.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
FCFA894
|
$0.94
MUR44.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
FCFA274
|
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
|
pay 16.1% more for groceries
|
Yaounde
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
FCFA4,066
|
$5.77
MUR272.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.09
FCFA5,656
|
$5.77
MUR272.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
FCFA927
|
$1.99
MUR93.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
FCFA1,690
|
$2.94
MUR138.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,176
|
$0.98
MUR46.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA538
|
$0.84
MUR39.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
FCFA553
|
$0.82
MUR38.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA317
|
$1.37
MUR64.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$0.54
MUR25.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA386
|
$0.52
MUR24.62
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Yaounde
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.60
FCFA2,859
|
$5.87
MUR277.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$21.64
MUR1,021.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,043.95
FCFA19,311,959
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,397.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
FCFA2,338
|
$20.32
MUR959.14
|
|
pay 73.1% more for housing
|
Yaounde
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.57
FCFA27,104
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.77
FCFA93,172
|
$502.57
MUR23,726.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.98
FCFA119,429
|
$395.64
MUR18,678.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.85
FCFA29,147
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.51
|
|
pay 71.2% more for childcare
|
Yaounde
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.89
FCFA144,256
|
$218.85
MUR10,331.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,552.20
FCFA965,598
|
$3,849.44
MUR181,732.24
|
|
pay 92.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Yaounde
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.06
FCFA661
|
$2.25
MUR106.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA993
|
$2.22
MUR104.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
$6.52
MUR307.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.06
FCFA11,858
|
$27.80
MUR1,312.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Yaounde
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.59
FCFA17,787
|
$43.91
MUR2,073.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
$90.53
MUR4,274.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$74.85
MUR3,533.68
|
|
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