Johannesburg vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$1973
🏠 One person rent	$441	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$508
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	72	27
😀 Quality of life	57	62
🏙️ Population	4.43M	149K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 22% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 5539th and 6387th ($993 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and Mauritius, respectively. Check South Africa vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 5667th and 4802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Port Louis

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	Johannesburg	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$5.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$1131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$3884

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$808
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$712
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$785
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1371
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1400
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$447
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$389
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1100
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1495
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1105
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1150
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1506
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$872
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$675
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1003
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$457
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$507
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$493
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$492
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$552