Port Louis vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$802
$1296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1946
$3195
🏠 One person rent
$337
$624
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$1077
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$684
$3066
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
28
99
😀 Quality of life
66
95
🏙️ Population
149K
9.67M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 38% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 6757th and 4545th ($802 vs $1296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Mauritius and South Korea, respectively. Check Mauritius vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Port Louis compared to 2.4 months in Seoul. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 4962nd and 16th 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
$5.91
$7.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.57
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$717
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$459
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.1
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.4
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1585
$24031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1067
$10129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$7.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$25.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.11
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.2
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$148
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6482
$19916

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1089
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1052
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1029
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1031
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$868
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1152
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1094
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1455
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1313
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1090
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$943
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$894
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1040
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1179
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1010
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1001
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$985
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1032
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$977
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$982
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1061
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1045
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1019
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$1108
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1557
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$1033
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$1016
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$819
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$952
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$1062
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$1128
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$917
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$852
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$865
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$993
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1562
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$971