Houston vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$1942
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$522
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
100
27
😀 Quality of life
92
62
🏙️ Population
2.3M
149K

The cost of living in Houston is 172% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 1258th and 6351st ($2248 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 1st in the United States and Mauritius, respectively. Check the United States vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 82nd and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$2.9
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$19.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$3888

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

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