Melbourne vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Melbourne	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5590	$2032
🏠 One person rent	$1286	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$2187	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$64.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4060	$645
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	100	66
🏙️ Population	5.35M	149K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 178% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 1249th and 6542nd ($2308 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 0.8 months in Port Louis. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Port Louis ranked 2nd in Mauritius, while ranked 1st and 4910th 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	$14.5	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$3.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.74	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1462	$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2675	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1808	$504
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$49.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.5	$28.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$1178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5978	$1153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$115	$28.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.43	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.9	$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$6.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$72	$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1948	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22799	$4881

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988

Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$774
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$834
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$842
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$822
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$812
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1561
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1590
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$476
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$453
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1207
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1585
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1207
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1168
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$935
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$692
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$996
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$458
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$506
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$496
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$493
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$609