Auckland vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1975
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$347
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$577
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$63.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$634
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	32	28
😀 Quality of life	89	65
🏙️ Population	1.47M	149K

The cost of living in Auckland is 165% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 1604th and 6712th ($2156 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in New Zealand and Mauritius, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 240th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Port Louis

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	Auckland	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$3.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$45.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$1104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$6.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$5625

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

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