Port Louis vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$826
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1942
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$394
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.1
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$522
$1724
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
27
62
😀 Quality of life
62
39
🏙️ Population
149K
1.27M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 15% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6351st and 5883rd ($826 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.8 months in Soweto. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 4805th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Port Louis Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.1
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.13%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1168
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.7
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.08
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.77
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3888
$4830

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$767
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$804
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$701
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$796
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$777
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1457
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1481
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$457
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$519
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$348
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$403
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$670
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$500
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$498
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$591
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$516
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$515
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$526
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$736

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1116
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$834
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045