Brisbane vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$1975
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$347
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$577
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$63.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$634
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	66	28
😀 Quality of life	98	65
🏙️ Population	2.71M	149K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 179% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 1349th and 6712th ($2269 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in Australia and Mauritius, respectively. Check Australia vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 3rd and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Port Louis

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	Brisbane	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$3.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$45.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$1104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$6.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$5625

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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