Port Louis vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port Louis	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$360	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$637	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$57	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$508	$1598
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	35 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	27	63
😀 Quality of life	62	38
🏙️ Population	149K	1.27M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 12% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6387th and 5917th ($812 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Mauritius and South Africa, respectively. Check Mauritius vs South Africa 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 Soweto. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 4802nd and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Louis vs Soweto

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	Port Louis	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.37	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.1	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.13	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.61	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$542	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1131	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.7	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.38	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.6	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.54	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.73	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.2	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3884	$3805

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Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$808
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$712
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$785
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1371
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1400
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$447
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$389
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1100
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1495
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1105
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1150
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1506
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$872
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$675
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1003
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$457
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$507
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$493
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$492
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$552

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003