Port Louis vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$826
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1942
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$394
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.1
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$522
$372
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
27
26
😀 Quality of life
62
24
🏙️ Population
149K
2.44M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 8% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6351st and 6597th ($826 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Mauritius and Cameroon, respectively. Check Mauritius vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Port Louis compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 4805th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Port Louis Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.1
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.13%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1168
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.7
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.08
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.77
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3888
$1615

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$767
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$804
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$701
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$796
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$777
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1457
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1481
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$457
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$519
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$348
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$403
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$670
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$500
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$498
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$591
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$516
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$515
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$526
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$736

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1368
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$794
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$933
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$655
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$710
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$714
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1201
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$812
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$374
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$666
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$702
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$488
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$638
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$906
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$651
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1686
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$469
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$846
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1036
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$659
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$724
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$878
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$886
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$879
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1262
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$757
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$616
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$735
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$658
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$518
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$635
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$810
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774