Dongguan vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1942
🏠 One person rent
$257
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$522
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
69
27
😀 Quality of life
69
62
🏙️ Population
10.5M
149K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 18% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 7055th and 6351st ($678 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 1st in China and Mauritius, respectively. Check China vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 3115th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dongguan Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$3888

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$767
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$804
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$701
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$796
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$777
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1457
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1481
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$457
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$519
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$348
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$403
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$670
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$500
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$498
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$591
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$516
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$515
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$526
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$736