Phuket vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$870
$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2965
$1945
🏠 One person rent
$484
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1625
$647
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.4
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$665
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
7
27
😀 Quality of life
55
65
🏙️ Population
77.6K
149K

The cost of living in Phuket is 5% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 6130th and 6280th ($870 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Thailand and Mauritius, respectively. Check Thailand vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Phuket compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 5986th and 4589th among best cities to live in the world.

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Phuket Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$5.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$388
$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3141
$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2078
$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.59
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$62
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$672
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13219
$3923

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$653
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$739
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$697
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$554
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$642
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$650
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$496
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$520
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$642
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$487
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$702
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$453
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$544
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$566
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$578
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$472
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$638
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$403
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$455
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$550
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$500
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$483
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$571
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$565
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$614
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$653
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$665
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$553
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$582
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$614
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$648
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743

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