Port Louis vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$826
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1942
$4186
🏠 One person rent
$394
$677
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$1788
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$526
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.1
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$522
$2981
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
27
100
😀 Quality of life
62
94
🏙️ Population
149K
9.67M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 44% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 6351st and 3861st ($826 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mauritius and South Korea, respectively. Check Mauritius vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Port Louis compared to 2 months in Seoul. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 4805th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Louis vs Seoul

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Port Louis Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5
$7.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$3.79
 Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$460
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$2513
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$1348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.1
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.13%
5.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1168
$21201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$11781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.7
$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$9.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$9.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$38.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$7.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$6.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.08
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.77
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3888
$21834

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$674
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1085
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1038
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1005
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$936
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1074
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1084
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1127
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1087
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$1025
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$941
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1003
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$966
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$988
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1057
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1020
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$990
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$970
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1067
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$968
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$989
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1142
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1049
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1025
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$1077
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1567
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$1036
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$1053
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$1041
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$839
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$1025
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$1140
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$1222
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$1027
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$1098
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$997
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$1111
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1562
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$1043