Male vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Male Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$1946
🏠 One person rent
$810
$337
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$552
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
8
28
😀 Quality of life
64
66
🏙️ Population
133K
149K

The cost of living in Male is 65% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 4490th and 6757th ($1321 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Maldives and Mauritius, respectively. Check Maldives vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 0.9 months in Port Louis. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 5278th and 4962nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Male vs Port Louis

Prices for goods and services in Male and Port Louis are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Male Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.01
$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$3.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$1585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$1067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$6482

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Male

Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1387
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322

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