Foshan vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$1973
🏠 One person rent	$208	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$508
😷 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 25% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 7543rd and 6387th ($611 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 1st in China and Mauritius, respectively. Check China vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 2601st and 4802nd 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	$3.41	$5.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$1131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$3884

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

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