Cape Town vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1973
🏠 One person rent	$582	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$508
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	56	27
😀 Quality of life	58	62
🏙️ Population	3.78M	149K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 32% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 5016th and 6387th ($1071 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Mauritius, respectively. Check South Africa vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 5491st and 4802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Port Louis

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	Cape Town	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$5.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$1131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$3884

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$808
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$712
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$785
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1371
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1400
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$447
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$389
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1100
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1495
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1105
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1150
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1506
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$872
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$675
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1003
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$457
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$507
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$493
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$492
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$552