London vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$1973
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$508
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	99	62
🏙️ Population	8.8M	149K

The cost of living in London is 306% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 58th and 6387th ($3296 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Kingdom and Mauritius, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 4th and 4802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Port Louis

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	London	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$5.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$1131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$3884

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$808
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$712
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$785
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1371
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1400
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$447
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$389
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1100
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1495
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1105
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1150
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1506
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$872
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$675
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1003
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$457
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$507
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$493
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$492
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$552