Brisbane vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$1946
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$337
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$684
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	66	28
😀 Quality of life	97	66
🏙️ Population	2.71M	149K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 190% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 1241st and 6757th ($2323 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 5th 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 0.9 months in Port Louis. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 3rd and 4962nd 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	$15.8	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$3.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$1585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$1067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$6482

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$747
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$819
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$871
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$810
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$820
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1584
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1615
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$511
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$493
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1196
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1637
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1196
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1167
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$933
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$691
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$952
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$456
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$452
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$495
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$494
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$489
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$586