Beijing vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$1942
🏠 One person rent	$596	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$656
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	77	62
🏙️ Population	21.9M	149K

The cost of living in Beijing is 29% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 5141st and 6351st ($1067 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and Mauritius, respectively. Check China vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 763rd and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Port Louis

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	Beijing	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$3888

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

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