Port Louis vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$829
$1444
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1945
$4192
🏠 One person rent
$394
$683
🏘️ Family rent
$647
$1882
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$665
$3018
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
27
100
😀 Quality of life
65
95
🏙️ Population
149K
9.67M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 43% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 6280th and 3641st ($829 vs $1444) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.8 months in Port Louis compared to 2.1 months in Seoul. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 4589th and 23rd 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
$5.34
$6.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$3.8
 Cappuccino
$2.55
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$758
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$610
$2529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.2
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.4
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.13%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1162
$19740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1141
$10956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$9.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$40
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$6.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.23
$3.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$4.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.2
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.88
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$62
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3923
$19966

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$666
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$718
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$784
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$770
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$776
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$852
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1365
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1417
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1439
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$461
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$353
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$428
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$585
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1608
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$587
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1127
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1144
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1165
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$992
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1014
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$327
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$326
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$363
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$332
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$332
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$335
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$952
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$762

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1101
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1144
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$986
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1069
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1106
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1121
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1081
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1152
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$1097
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$983
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1120
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1124
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1054
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1072
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1127
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$987
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$1077
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$1041
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1256
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1088
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1024
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$949
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1542
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$973
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$986
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$911
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$1002
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$880
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$940
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$1005
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$1009
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$903
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$967
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1560
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$963