Moscow vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$1945
🏠 One person rent
$542
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$647
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$665
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
96
27
😀 Quality of life
73
65
🏙️ Population
12.5M
149K

The cost of living in Moscow is 23% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 5167th and 6280th ($1021 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Russia and Mauritius, respectively. Check Russia vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 1608th and 4589th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Port Louis

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Moscow Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$5.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$62
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$3923

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517

Cities near Port Louis

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$718
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$784
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$770
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$776
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$852
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1365
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1417
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1439
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$461
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$353
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$428
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$585
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1608
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$587
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1127
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1144
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1165
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$992
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1014
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$327
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$326
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$363
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$332
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$332
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$335
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$952
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$762