Los Angeles vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$1975
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$347
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$577
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$63.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$634
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	99	28
😀 Quality of life	93	65
🏙️ Population	3.9M	149K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 316% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 72nd and 6712th ($3378 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 3rd 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 0.8 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 55th and 5184th 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	$21.9	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$3.4
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$45.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$1104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$6.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$5625

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

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