Osaka vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Osaka	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2940	$1945
🏠 One person rent	$430	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$299
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2098	$665
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	97	27
😀 Quality of life	96	65
🏙️ Population	2.75M	149K

The cost of living in Osaka is 35% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 4674th and 6280th ($1116 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 2nd in Japan and Mauritius, respectively. Check Japan vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Osaka ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 15th and 4589th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Port Louis

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	Osaka	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.07	$5.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.21	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$497	$455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$671	$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.3	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.81%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6018	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3500	$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.54	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.3	$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8601	$3923

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$972
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1105
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$995
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$988
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$995
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$982
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$945
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1006
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1075
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1002
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$997
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$957
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$990
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$956
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$996
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$933
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$984
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$957
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$968
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$996
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$933

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