Bangkok vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$1942
🏠 One person rent
$425
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$522
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
89
27
😀 Quality of life
74
62
🏙️ Population
5.68M
149K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 20% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 5738th and 6351st ($994 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Mauritius, respectively. Check Thailand vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 1355th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$3888

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

Cities near Port Louis

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$767
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$804
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$701
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$796
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$777
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1457
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1481
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$457
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$519
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$348
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$403
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$670
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$500
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$498
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$591
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$516
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$515
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$526
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$736