Houston vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$1946
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$337
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$684
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	100	28
😀 Quality of life	96	66
🏙️ Population	2.3M	149K

The cost of living in Houston is 182% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 1367th and 6757th ($2261 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 5th 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 0.9 months in Port Louis. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 14th and 4962nd 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	$20.7	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$3.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$1585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$1067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$6482

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$747
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$819
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$871
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$810
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$820
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1584
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1615
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$511
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$493
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1196
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1637
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1196
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1167
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$933
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$691
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$952
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$456
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$452
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$495
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$494
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$489
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$586