Dhaka vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1945
🏠 One person rent	$106	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$299
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$665
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	72	27
😀 Quality of life	57	65
🏙️ Population	16.8M	149K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 45% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 8745th and 6280th ($456 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bangladesh and Mauritius, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 5727th and 4589th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Port Louis

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	Dhaka	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$5.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$3923

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

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