Port Louis vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$802
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1946
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$337
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$684
$192
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
28
22
😀 Quality of life
66
44
🏙️ Population
149K
2.44M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 20% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6757th and 7518th ($802 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Mauritius and Cameroon, respectively. Check Mauritius vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Port Louis compared to 0.3 months in Yaounde. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 4962nd and 7301st 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
$5.91
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.57
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.1
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.4
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1585
$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1067
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.11
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.2
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$148
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6482
$1797

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9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$747
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$819
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$871
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$810
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$820
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1559
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1584
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1615
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1663
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$511
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$604
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$533
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$493
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1196
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1637
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1196
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1167
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$933
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$691
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$952
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$456
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$452
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$495
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$494
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$489
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$516
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$965
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$586

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1156
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$759
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$821
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$627
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$738
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$699
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1209
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1272
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$373
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$551
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$743
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$478
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$591
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$773
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$559
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1364
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$564
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$693
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$795
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$698
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$601
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1011
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$786
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1013
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1375
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$760
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$567
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$672
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$531
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$506
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$488
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$576
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$489
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$692
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$833
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$323
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$670