Auckland vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$1945
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$299
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$665
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	32	27
😀 Quality of life	90	65
🏙️ Population	1.47M	149K

The cost of living in Auckland is 175% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 1099th and 6280th ($2279 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in New Zealand and Mauritius, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 119th and 4589th 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	$14	$5.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$3923

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1960
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1994
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1701
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1388
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1754
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1200
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1563
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1454
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1207
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1113
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1230
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1777
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2220
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1500
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1579
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1800
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1842
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1664
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1925
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1398
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$978
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$849
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$824
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$752
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1461

Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
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