Port Louis vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1975
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$347
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$634
$136
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
28
22
😀 Quality of life
65
43
🏙️ Population
149K
2.44M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 22% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6712th and 7446th ($812 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Mauritius and Cameroon, respectively. Check Mauritius vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Port Louis compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 5184th and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Louis vs Yaounde

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Port Louis Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1366
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1104
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.42
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.22
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.69
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.29
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.39
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.8
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$173
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5625
$1815

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$749
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$815
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$819
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$807
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$796
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1618
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1600
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1624
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$481
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$496
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$460
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1237
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1646
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1233
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1181
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1521
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$505
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$495
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$521
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$950
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$834
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$641
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$750
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$687
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1344
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$386
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$550
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$745
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$492
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$601
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$849
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$618
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1555
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$587
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$785
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$922
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$699
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$608
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1042
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$878
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1042
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1551
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$830
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$631
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$750
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$543
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$594
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$522
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$578
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$584
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$506
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775