Perth vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Perth	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2345	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5568	$1942
🏠 One person rent	$1324	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$2222	$656
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4072	$522
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	93	27
😀 Quality of life	98	62
🏙️ Population	2.14M	149K

The cost of living in Perth is 184% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 1024th and 6351st ($2345 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Australia and Mauritius, respectively. Check Australia vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 7th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Port Louis

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	Perth	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2593	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1817	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5420	$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3698	$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.29	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1940	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14689	$3888

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876

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