Bangkok vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$2032
🏠 One person rent	$424	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$64.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$645
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	89	27
😀 Quality of life	75	66
🏙️ Population	5.68M	149K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 15% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 5912th and 6542nd ($958 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 0.8 months in Port Louis. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Port Louis ranked 2nd in Mauritius, while ranked 1890th and 4910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Port Louis

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	Bangkok	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$3.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$504
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$49.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$28.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$1178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$1153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$28.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$8.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$6.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$4881

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$774
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$834
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$842
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$822
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$812
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1561
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1590
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$476
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$453
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1207
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1585
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1207
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1168
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$935
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$692
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$996
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$458
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$506
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$496
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$493
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$609