Port Louis vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$826
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1942
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$394
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.1
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$522
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
27
100
😀 Quality of life
62
79
🏙️ Population
149K
24.9M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 27% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6351st and 4780th ($826 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Mauritius and China, respectively. Check Mauritius vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Port Louis compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4805th and 571st 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
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.1
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.13%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1168
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.7
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.08
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.77
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3888
$31401

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9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774