Port Louis vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Port Louis | Shanghai | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Port Louis is 26% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6387th and 4858th ($812 vs $1097) 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4802nd and 675th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 14 km or 8.5 mi | Bambous | |
| 14 km or 8.7 mi | Triolet | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Curepipe | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Goodlands | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Centre de Flacq | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Mahebourg | |
| 210 km or 130 mi |  Saint-Benoit | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Saint-Andre | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Sainte-Suzanne | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Saint-Denis | |
| 237 km or 148 mi | Saint-Joseph | |
| 241 km or 149 mi | Le Tampon | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | La Possession | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Le Port | |
| 248 km or 154 mi | Saint-Pierre | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Saint-Paul | |
| 256 km or 159 mi | Saint-Leu | |
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| 1054 km or 655 mi | Antananarivo | |
| 1094 km or 680 mi | Antsirabe | |
| 1471 km or 914 mi | Toliara | |
| 1543 km or 959 mi | Mamoudzou | |
| 1639 km or 1018 mi |  Domoni | |
| 1742 km or 1083 mi |  Victoria | |
| 1789 km or 1111 mi | Moroni | |
| 1895 km or 1178 mi |  Nacala | |
| 1974 km or 1227 mi | Pemba | |
| 2011 km or 1249 mi | Nampula | |
| 2180 km or 1355 mi | Quelimane | |
| 2365 km or 1470 mi | Beira | |
| 2368 km or 1472 mi |  Mulanje | |
| 2404 km or 1494 mi | Zomba | |
| 2426 km or 1508 mi | Blantyre | |
| 2441 km or 1517 mi | Mangochi | |
| 2463 km or 1530 mi |  Dar es Salaam | |
| 2490 km or 1548 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 2491 km or 1548 mi | Monkey Bay | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.4 km or 5.8 mi |  Pudong | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Taicang | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Kunshan | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Qidong | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Suzhou | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Jiaxing | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Haimen | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Changshu | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Nantong | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Zhangjiagang | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Wuxi | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Huzhou | |
| 141 km or 87 mi | Jiangyin | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Zhoushan | |
| 144 km or 89 mi | Ningbo | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Jingjiang | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Shaoxing | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Yixing | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Changzhou | |
| 160 km or 100 mi | Rugao | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Hangzhou | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Taixing | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Hai'an | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Liyang | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Yangzhong | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Guangde | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Danyang | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Taizhou | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Dongtai | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Zhenjiang | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Yangzhou | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | Jurong | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Ningguo | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Yiwu | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Xinghua | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Yizheng | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Linhai | |
| 260 km or 161 mi | Xuancheng | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Gaoyou | |
| 274 km or 170 mi | Nanjing |