Chongqing vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$1973
🏠 One person rent	$224	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$508
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	88	27
😀 Quality of life	72	62
🏙️ Population	32.1M	149K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 22% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 7340th and 6387th ($634 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 1st in China and Mauritius, respectively. Check China vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 1675th and 4802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Port Louis

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	Chongqing	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$5.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$1131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$3884

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

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