Amsterdam vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$1975
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$347
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$577
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$63.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$634
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	95	28
😀 Quality of life	96	65
🏙️ Population	921K	149K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 294% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 126th and 6712th ($3203 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Netherlands and Mauritius, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 13th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Port Louis

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	Amsterdam	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$3.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$45.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$1104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$6.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$5625

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

Cities near Port Louis

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