Foshan vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$1945
🏠 One person rent
$156
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$647
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$665
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
95
27
😀 Quality of life
73
65
🏙️ Population
9.5M
149K

The cost of living in Foshan is 31% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 7900th and 6280th ($575 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 2nd in China and Mauritius, respectively. Check China vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 1721st and 4589th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$5.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$62
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$3923

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$742
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$812
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$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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$666
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$718
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$784
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$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
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$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
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$327
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$326
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$363
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$332
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$720
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$332
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$335
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$952
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$762