Cape Town vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$1975
🏠 One person rent
$773
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$303
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$63.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$634
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
55
28
😀 Quality of life
55
65
🏙️ Population
3.78M
149K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 68% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 4432nd and 6712th ($1366 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 6382nd and 5184th 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
$12.5
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$3.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$45.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$1104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$6.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$5625

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1345
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$718
371 km or 231 mi George
$927
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$980
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$811
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$874
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1050
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$927
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1419
882 km or 548 mi East London
$795
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$763
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$630
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$681
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$952
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$826
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$986
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$875
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$901
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$934
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$697
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$694
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$765
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1057
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$731
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$662
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1171
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$958
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1023
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1089
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$948
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$968
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$905

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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