Houston vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$1975
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$347
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$577
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$63.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$634
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	100	28
😀 Quality of life	95	65
🏙️ Population	2.3M	149K

The cost of living in Houston is 179% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 1354th and 6712th ($2265 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 3rd 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 months in Houston compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 16th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Port Louis

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	Houston	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$3.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$45.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$1104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$6.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$5625

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$749
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$815
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$819
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$807
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$796
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1600
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1624
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$481
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$460
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1237
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1646
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1233
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1181
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1521
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$935
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$692
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$458
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$505
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$496
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$495
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$588