Amsterdam vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$1973
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$508
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	95	27
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	921K	149K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 244% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 331st and 6387th ($2791 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Mauritius, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 29th and 4802nd 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	$5.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$1131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$3884

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$808
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$712
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$785
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1371
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1400
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$447
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$389
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1100
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1495
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1105
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1150
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1506
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$872
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$675
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1003
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$457
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$507
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$493
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$492
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$552