London vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$1975
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$347
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$577
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$63.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$634
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	100	28
😀 Quality of life	96	65
🏙️ Population	8.8M	149K

The cost of living in London is 360% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 20th and 6712th ($3740 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 months in London compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 12th and 5184th 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	$22.5	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$3.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$45.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$1104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$6.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$5625

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$749
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$815
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$819
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$807
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$796
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1600
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1624
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$481
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$460
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1237
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1646
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1233
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1181
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1521
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$935
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$692
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$458
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$505
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$496
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$495
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$588