Port Louis vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1975
$2604
🏠 One person rent
$347
$557
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$976
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$634
$1231
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
28
85
😀 Quality of life
65
70
🏙️ Population
149K
5.65M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 24% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6712th and 5142nd ($812 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Mauritius and Russia, respectively. Check Mauritius vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Port Louis compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5184th and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Louis vs Saint Petersburg

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Port Louis Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1366
$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1104
$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.42
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.22
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.69
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.29
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.39
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.8
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$173
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5625
$12085

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$697
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$749
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$815
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$819
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$807
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$796
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1618
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1600
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1624
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$481
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$496
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$460
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1237
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1646
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1233
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1181
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1521
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$505
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$495
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$521
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$950
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1108
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1111
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1492
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1514
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1474
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1315
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1021
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1454
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1578
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$720
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1232
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1571
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1659
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1292
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1927
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1592
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1693
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$798
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1990
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1448
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2062
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1426
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1683
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1083
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1406
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1516
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1443
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1546
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1214
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1606