Los Angeles vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$1946
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$337
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$684
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	99	28
😀 Quality of life	93	66
🏙️ Population	3.9M	149K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 326% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 62nd and 6757th ($3420 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 5th in the United States and Mauritius, respectively. Check the United States vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.9 months in Port Louis. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 50th and 4962nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Port Louis

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	Los Angeles	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$3.34
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$1585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$6482

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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