Kaohsiung vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$1945
🏠 One person rent
$339
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$647
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$665
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
81
27
😀 Quality of life
84
65
🏙️ Population
2.73M
149K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 12% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 5786th and 6280th ($932 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Taiwan and Mauritius, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 320th and 4589th 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
$3.13
$5.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.92
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$19.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$62
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$3923

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

Cities near Port Louis

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$718
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$784
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$770
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$776
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$852
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1365
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1417
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1439
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$461
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$353
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$428
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$585
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1608
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$587
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1127
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1144
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1165
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$992
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1014
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$327
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$326
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$363
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$332
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$332
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$335
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$952
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$762