Kaohsiung vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1975
🏠 One person rent
$382
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$303
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$63.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
80
28
😀 Quality of life
87
65
🏙️ Population
2.72M
149K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 23% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 5666th and 6712th ($999 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Taiwan and Mauritius, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 364th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Port Louis

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Kaohsiung Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$45.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$1104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$6.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$5625

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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