Isfahan vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Isfahan	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$488	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1224	$1946
🏠 One person rent	$208	$337
🏘️ Family rent	$363	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$157	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.5	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$684
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	63	28
😀 Quality of life	57	66
🏙️ Population	1.96M	149K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 39% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 8733rd and 6757th ($488 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 5th in Iran and Mauritius, respectively. Check Iran vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 0.9 months in Port Louis. Isfahan ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 6153rd and 4962nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Port Louis

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	Isfahan	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.4	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.99	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$3.34
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.54	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1182	$1585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$727	$1067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.05	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.07	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.52	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.01	$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.5	$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.6	$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.01	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.44	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$72	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$524	$6482

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$466
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$459
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$451
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$487
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$452
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$459
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$536
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$469
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$469
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$517
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$496
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$504
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$557
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$456
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$517
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$570
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$514
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$570
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$548
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$577
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$439
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$484
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$590
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$485
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$587
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$584
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$471
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$611
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$638
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$614
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$563
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$613
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$614
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$505
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$616

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