Port Louis vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$802
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1946
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$337
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$684
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
28
99
😀 Quality of life
66
76
🏙️ Population
149K
24.9M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 30% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6757th and 4880th ($802 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Mauritius and China, respectively. Check Mauritius vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Port Louis compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 4962nd and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Louis vs Shanghai

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Port Louis Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.91
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.57
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.1
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.4
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1585
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1067
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.11
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.2
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$148
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6482
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789