Port Louis vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1975
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$347
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$634
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
28
95
😀 Quality of life
65
77
🏙️ Population
149K
17.5M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 14% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6712th and 6106th ($812 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5184th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Louis vs Shenzhen

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Port Louis Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1366
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1104
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.42
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.22
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.69
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.29
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.39
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.8
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$173
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5625
$22916

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Distance City Cost of living
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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638