Melbourne vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$1946
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$337
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$684
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	100	28
😀 Quality of life	100	66
🏙️ Population	5.35M	149K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 217% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 829th and 6757th ($2543 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Australia and Mauritius, respectively. Check Australia vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.9 months in Port Louis. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 1st and 4962nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Port Louis

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	Melbourne	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$3.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$1585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$1067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$6482

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

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