Port Louis vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port Louis	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$831	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2032	$1113
🏠 One person rent	$357	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$360
🍽️ Food expenses	$315	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.4	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$190
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	35 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	60
😀 Quality of life	66	58
🏙️ Population	149K	1.62M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 70% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 6542nd and 8757th ($831 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 40th 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 2nd best city to live in Mauritius vs Semarang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 4910th and 6083rd 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	$6.07	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.1	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.29	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$504	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.8	$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.2	$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.2	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1178	$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1153	$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.16	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.83	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.03	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4881	$2330

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Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$774
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$834
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$842
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$822
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$812
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1561
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1590
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$476
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$453
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1207
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1585
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1207
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1168
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$935
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$692
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$996
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$458
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$506
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$496
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$493
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$609

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$422
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$409
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$482
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$456
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$478
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$447
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$523
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$488
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$440
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$413
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$409
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$551
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$384
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$457
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$534
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$490
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$470
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$561
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$555
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$480
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$400
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$699
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$567
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$665
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$517
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$511
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1134
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$489
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$429
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$402
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$390
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$413