Kaohsiung vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$2032
🏠 One person rent
$370
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$64.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$645
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
80
27
😀 Quality of life
85
66
🏙️ Population
2.73M
149K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 21% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 5567th and 6542nd ($1002 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Taiwan and Mauritius, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Port Louis ranked 2nd in Mauritius, while ranked 461st and 4910th 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
$3.91
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$3.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.84
🥤 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
$418
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$504
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$49.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$28.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$1178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$1153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$28.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$6.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$4881

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600

Cities near Port Louis

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$774
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$834
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$842
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$822
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$812
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1576
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1561
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1590
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$476
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$493
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$453
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1207
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1585
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1207
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1168
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$996
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$506
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$493
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$519
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$915
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$609