Kaohsiung vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1942
🏠 One person rent
$342
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$522
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
81
27
😀 Quality of life
83
62
🏙️ Population
2.73M
149K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 13% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 6046th and 6351st ($932 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 0.6 months in Port Louis. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 389th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$3888

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Port Louis

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$767
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$804
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$701
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$796
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$777
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1457
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1481
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$457
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$519
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$348
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$403
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$670
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$500
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$498
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$591
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$516
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$515
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$526
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$736