Perth vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Perth	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2562	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$1946
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$337
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4370	$684
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	94	28
😀 Quality of life	96	66
🏙️ Population	2.14M	149K

The cost of living in Perth is 219% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 791st and 6757th ($2562 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 0.9 months in Port Louis. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 11th and 4962nd 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	$16.4	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.4	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$3.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2661	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6868	$1585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5243	$1067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.45	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.91	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.1	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2283	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$6482

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913

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