Foshan vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Prices in Foshan vs Port Louis

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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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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$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

Cities near Port Louis

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