Moscow vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$1946
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$337
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$684
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	96	28
😀 Quality of life	72	66
🏙️ Population	13.3M	149K

The cost of living in Moscow is 109% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 3277th and 6757th ($1678 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Russia and Mauritius, respectively. Check Russia vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 0.9 months in Port Louis. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 2774th and 4962nd 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	$11.9	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$3.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$1585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$1067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$6482

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749

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