Kaohsiung vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1946
🏠 One person rent
$353
$337
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$552
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
80
28
😀 Quality of life
88
66
🏙️ Population
2.71M
149K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 21% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 5770th and 6757th ($971 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Taiwan and Mauritius, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.9 months in Port Louis. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 281st and 4962nd 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
$4.32
$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$1585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$1067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$6482

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

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