Port Louis vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$829
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1945
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$394
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$647
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$665
$359
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
27
26
😀 Quality of life
65
43
🏙️ Population
149K
2.44M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 46% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6280th and 7966th ($829 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th 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 0.6 months in Yaounde. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 4589th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Port Louis Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.34
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$610
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.2
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.4
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.13%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1162
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1141
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.23
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.2
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.88
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$62
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3923
$2559

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9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$718
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$784
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$770
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$776
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$852
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1365
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1417
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1439
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$461
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$353
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$428
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$585
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1608
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$587
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1127
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1144
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1165
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$992
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1014
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$327
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$326
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$363
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$332
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$332
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$335
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$952
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$762

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1300
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$761
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$860
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$587
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$683
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$436
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1242
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$990
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$237
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$548
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$697
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$462
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$233
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$330
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$327
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$507
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$290
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$325
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$354
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$651
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$633
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$866
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$351
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$866
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$288
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$269
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$264
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$272
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$510
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$272
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$489
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$243
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$616
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$467
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$313
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$825
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$210
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$250