New York City vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New York City	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4044	$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8222	$1945
🏠 One person rent	$2662	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$3953	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$299
🚐 Transport expenses	$392	$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6298	$665
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	96	65
🏙️ Population	8.8M	149K

The cost of living in New York City is 388% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 6th and 6280th ($4044 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd 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 1.6 months in New York City compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 8th and 4589th 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	$24.2	$5.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.64	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3504	$455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2240	$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3748	$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3719	$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16943	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12588	$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1647	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17859	$3923

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028

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