Foshan vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$1942
🏠 One person rent
$185
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$522
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
95
27
😀 Quality of life
70
62
🏙️ Population
9.5M
149K

The cost of living in Foshan is 27% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 7753rd and 6351st ($602 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st 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 Foshan compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 2359th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.9
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$19.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$3888

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$763
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$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$1045
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$736