Moroni vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moroni	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1196	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2723	$1946
🏠 One person rent	$728	$337
🏘️ Family rent	$1215	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.2	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$684
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	1	28
😀 Quality of life	19	66
🏙️ Population	85.4K	149K

The cost of living in Moroni is 49% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 4765th and 6757th ($1196 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Comoros and Mauritius, respectively. Check Comoros vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Moroni compared to 0.9 months in Port Louis. Moroni ranked 1st best city to live in Comoros vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 9125th and 4962nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Moroni	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.3	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.19	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$3.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1216	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.2	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.83%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1604	$1585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$1067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.84	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.44	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.72	$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26	$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.92	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.9	$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$413	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14398	$6482

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Cities near Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1196
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1511
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1167
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$933
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$586
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$546
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$417
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$533
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$494
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$604
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$611
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$452
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$456
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$691
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$511
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$489
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$495
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$563
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$522
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$495
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$559
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$463
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$540
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$792
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$618
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$952
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$493
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$415
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$1132
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$875
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$807
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$448
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$754
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$543
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$755

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