Cape Town vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1231
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2814
$2032
🏠 One person rent
$681
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$1180
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$64.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$645
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
56
27
😀 Quality of life
55
66
🏙️ Population
3.78M
149K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 48% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 4637th and 6542nd ($1231 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in South Africa and Mauritius, respectively. Check South Africa vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Port Louis ranked 2nd in Mauritius, while ranked 6312th and 4910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$3.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1355
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$504
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$49.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$28.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1957
$1178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$1153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$28.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$8.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.78
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.86
$6.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.1
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4978
$4881

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1243
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$666
371 km or 231 mi George
$857
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$946
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1005
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$746
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$814
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$988
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$861
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1304
882 km or 548 mi East London
$784
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$698
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$598
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$650
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$901
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$762
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$948
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$808
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$762
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$833
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$731
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$904
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$637
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$637
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$706
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$984
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$940
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$668
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$607
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1082
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$890
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$985
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$984
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$892
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$927
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$857

Cities near Port Louis

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$774
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$834
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$842
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$822
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$812
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1576
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1561
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1590
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$476
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$493
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$453
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1207
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1585
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1207
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1168
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$996
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$506
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$493
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$519
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$915
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$609