Port Louis vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port Louis	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$360	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$637	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$57	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$508	$2911
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	35 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	27	100
😀 Quality of life	62	95
🏙️ Population	149K	9.67M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 39% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 6387th and 4104th ($812 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.6 months in Port Louis compared to 2.2 months in Seoul. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 4802nd and 30th 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	$5.37	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.1	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.13	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.61	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$542	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1131	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.7	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.38	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.6	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.54	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.73	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.2	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3884	$20197

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Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$808
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$712
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$785
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1371
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1400
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$447
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$389
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1100
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1495
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1105
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1150
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1506
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$872
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$675
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1003
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$457
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$507
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$493
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$492
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$552

Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019