Port Louis vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2032
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$357
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$625
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.4
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$119
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
27
25
😀 Quality of life
66
39
🏙️ Population
149K
2.44M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 24% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6542nd and 7283rd ($831 vs $671) 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 2nd best city to live in Mauritius vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 4910th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Port Louis Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.07
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.29
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$504
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.2
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1178
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1153
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.16
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.83
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.8
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.03
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.1
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4881
$1806

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9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$774
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$834
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$842
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$822
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$812
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1576
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1561
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1590
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$476
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$493
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$453
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1207
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1585
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1207
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1168
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$996
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$506
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$493
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$519
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$915
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$609

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778