Port Louis vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port Louis	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$802	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1946	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$337	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$552	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$63	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$684	$843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	35 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	28	96
😀 Quality of life	66	75
🏙️ Population	149K	11.5M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 29% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6757th and 4918th ($802 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Mauritius and Brazil, respectively. Check Mauritius vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Port Louis compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 4962nd and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Louis vs Sao Paulo

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	Port Louis	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.91	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.57	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.1	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.4	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1585	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1067	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.38	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.33	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.47	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.2	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.2	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6482	$15990

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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

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720