New Taipei vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Taipei Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2992
$1942
🏠 One person rent
$464
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1087
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1661
$522
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
95
27
😀 Quality of life
87
62
🏙️ Population
4.04M
149K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 28% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 5212th and 6351st ($1060 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Taiwan and Mauritius, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in New Taipei compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 279th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Port Louis

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New Taipei Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.67
$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1333
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$890
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.7
$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.97%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9578
$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.92
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.01
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.54
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.87
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.9
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.5
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.7
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$504
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13786
$3888

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605

Cities near Port Louis

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$767
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$804
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$701
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$796
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$777
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1457
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1481
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$457
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$519
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$348
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$403
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$670
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$500
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$498
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$591
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$516
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$515
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$526
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$736