New York City vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4207
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$9179
$1975
🏠 One person rent
$2718
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$4382
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$875
$303
🚐 Transport expenses
$373
$63.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5229
$634
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
100
28
😀 Quality of life
95
65
🏙️ Population
8.8M
149K

The cost of living in New York City is 418% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 4th and 6712th ($4207 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 0.8 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 18th and 5184th 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
$23.6
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.27
$3.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.88
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3712
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2223
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5056
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3881
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$45.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17512
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9335
$1104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$134
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.55
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.96
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.77
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.7
$6.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$23.4
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$13.9
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.99
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.2
$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$156
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.7
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2132
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21999
$5625

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$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2803
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2868
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2738
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2781
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2803
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2801
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2696
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2750
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2792
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2533
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2717
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2809
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2539
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2512
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2774
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2685
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2477
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2702
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2782
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2665
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2772
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2697
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2734
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2666
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2638
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2497
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2687
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2758
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2690
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2503
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3188

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$749
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$815
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$819
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$807
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$796
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1618
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1600
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1624
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$481
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$496
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$460
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1237
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1646
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1233
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1181
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1521
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$505
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$495
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$521
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$950
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$588