Port Louis vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1975
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$347
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$634
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
28
99
😀 Quality of life
65
75
🏙️ Population
149K
24.9M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 28% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6712th and 4971st ($812 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Mauritius and China, respectively. Check Mauritius vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Port Louis compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5184th and 1655th 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
$5.64
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1366
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1104
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.42
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.22
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.69
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.29
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.39
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.8
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$173
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5625
$27781

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9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$749
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$815
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$819
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$807
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$796
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1618
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1600
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1624
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$481
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$496
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$460
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1237
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1646
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1233
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1181
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1521
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$505
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$495
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$521
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$950
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765