Hong Kong vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2753	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6771	$1942
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$3862	$656
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4007	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	88	62
🏙️ Population	7.41M	149K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 233% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 379th and 6351st ($2753 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in China and Mauritius, respectively. Check China vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 205th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Port Louis

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	Hong Kong	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1530	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4948	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3273	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$29105	$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18561	$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.8	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.4	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1053	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22381	$3888

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$592
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$795
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$623

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