Phuket vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Phuket	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3235	$1942
🏠 One person rent	$544	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1720	$656
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.3	$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$522
😷 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 19% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 5798th and 6351st ($985 vs $826) 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 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 6033rd and 4805th 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	$4.63	$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.6	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.72	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1525	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.8%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4213	$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.48	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.26	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.3	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$748	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13132	$3888

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892

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