New York City vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$1946
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$337
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$684
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	100	28
😀 Quality of life	95	66
🏙️ Population	8.8M	149K

The cost of living in New York City is 424% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 4th and 6757th ($4202 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in the United States and Mauritius, respectively. Check the United States vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.9 months in Port Louis. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 15th and 4962nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Port Louis

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	New York City	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$3.34
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$1585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$1067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$6482

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

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