Gwangju vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gwangju	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3262	$1942
🏠 One person rent	$485	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$860	$656
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2275	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	58	27
😀 Quality of life	83	62
🏙️ Population	1.49M	149K

The cost of living in Gwangju is 43% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 4654th and 6351st ($1178 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Korea and Mauritius, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gwangju compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 411th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Port Louis

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	Gwangju	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.08	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.55	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$880	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8083	$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5291	$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.8	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.36	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.72	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.61	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$37.6	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.1	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1134	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27402	$3888

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Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1040
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$1005
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1027
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$960
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$968
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$999
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$915
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$981
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$980
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1007
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1146
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1084
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$999
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$1008
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1066
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1134
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$975
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$931
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1098
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$1002
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1043
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$995
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$893
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1083
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$992
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$1114
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$997
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$977
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$901
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1222
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1027
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1157
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1122
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$973
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1025
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$992
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1165

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