Cape Town vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$1942
🏠 One person rent
$603
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$522
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
55
27
😀 Quality of life
59
62
🏙️ Population
3.78M
149K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 36% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 4849th and 6351st ($1120 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 5407th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.8
$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$3888

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790

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