Phuket vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phuket	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$1973
🏠 One person rent	$519	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$1664	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.5	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$508
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	7	27
😀 Quality of life	53	62
🏙️ Population	77.6K	149K

The cost of living in Phuket is 16% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 5827th and 6387th ($940 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Mauritius, respectively. Check Thailand vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Phuket ranked 7th best city to live in Thailand vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 6063rd and 4802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Port Louis

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	Phuket	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.23	$5.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.38	$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4059	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2821	$1131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13013	$3884

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810

Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$808
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$712
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$785
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1371
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1400
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$447
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$389
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1100
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1495
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1105
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1150
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1506
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$872
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$675
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1003
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$457
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$507
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$493
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$492
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$552