Male vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Male	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1311	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$1975
🏠 One person rent	$805	$347
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$577
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$63.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$866	$634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	8	28
😀 Quality of life	64	65
🏙️ Population	133K	149K

The cost of living in Male is 61% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 4552nd and 6712th ($1311 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 0.8 months in Port Louis. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 5347th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Port Louis

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	Male	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.02	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.65	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$3.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.52	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$810	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$620	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1472	$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$45.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.3	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.01%	6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2247	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$1104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.49	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.8	$6.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.3	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.78	$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$193	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3300	$5625

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1379
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$348
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$303
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$251
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$269
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$299
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$387
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$350
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$293
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$609
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$676
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$349
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$487
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$414
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$271
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$348
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$316
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$299
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$331
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$447
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$320
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$554
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$344
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$285
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$285
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$349
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$297
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$389
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$544
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$273
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$523
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$332
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$335
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327

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