Port Louis vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1975
$1132
🏠 One person rent
$347
$231
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$389
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$634
$196
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
28
61
😀 Quality of life
65
49
🏙️ Population
149K
1.62M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 63% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 6712th and 8720th ($812 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 29th in Mauritius and Indonesia, respectively. Check Mauritius vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Port Louis compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Semarang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 5184th and 6843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Louis vs Semarang

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Port Louis Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$2.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
7.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1366
$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1104
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$3.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$5.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.42
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.22
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.69
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.29
$0.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.39
$2.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$2.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.8
$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$173
$43.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5625
$2303

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9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$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
42 km or 26 mi Salatiga
$424
80 km or 50 mi Surakarta
$405
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$474
93 km or 58 mi Yogyakarta
$445
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$478
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$445
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$470
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$453
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$515
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$478
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$439
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$419
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$408
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$549
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$379
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$459
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$536
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$502
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$476
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$551
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$556
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$467
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$391
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$684
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$536
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$609
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$488
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$487
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$1175
561 km or 348 mi Ubud
$822
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$496
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$417
613 km or 381 mi Banjarmasin
$461
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$449
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$409
656 km or 408 mi Palangka Raya
$464
767 km or 476 mi Palembang
$388
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$411