Chengdu vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$1973
🏠 One person rent	$240	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$508
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	94	27
😀 Quality of life	72	62
🏙️ Population	20.9M	149K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 23% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 7421st and 6387th ($623 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 1st in China and Mauritius, respectively. Check China vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 1890th and 4802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Port Louis

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	Chengdu	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$5.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$1131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$3884

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

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