Port Louis vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1975
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$347
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$634
$1631
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
28
63
😀 Quality of life
65
48
🏙️ Population
149K
1.27M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 23% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6712th and 5251st ($812 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.8 months in Port Louis compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 5184th and 6890th 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
$5.64
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1366
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1104
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.42
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.22
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.69
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.29
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.39
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.8
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$173
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5625
$4370

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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
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950