Cape Town vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2144
$1945
🏠 One person rent
$484
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$647
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.2
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1518
$665
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
55
27
😀 Quality of life
60
65
🏙️ Population
434K
149K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 6% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 6078th and 6280th ($881 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in South Africa and Mauritius, respectively. Check South Africa vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 5406th and 4589th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.47
$5.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$749
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$62
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.4
$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4013
$3923

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$773
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$632
371 km or 231 mi George
$684
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$805
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$643
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$704
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$703
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$753
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$710
882 km or 548 mi East London
$683
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$601
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$511
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$535
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$689
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$682
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$765
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$701
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$621
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$719
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$625
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$738
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$631
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$633
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$637
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$875
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$845
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$656
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$603
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$908
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$776
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$807
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$889
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$780
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$751
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$718

Cities near Port Louis

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$718
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$784
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$770
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$776
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$852
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1365
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1417
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1439
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$461
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$353
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$428
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$585
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1608
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$587
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1127
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1144
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1165
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$992
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1014
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$327
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$326
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$363
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$332
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$332
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$335
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$952
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$762