Port Louis vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$802
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1946
$933
🏠 One person rent
$337
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$684
$267
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
28
40
😀 Quality of life
66
60
🏙️ Population
149K
5.94M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 21% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6757th and 7534th ($802 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Mauritius and India, respectively. Check Mauritius vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Port Louis compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 4962nd and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Louis vs Surat

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Port Louis Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.91
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.57
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.1
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.4
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1585
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1067
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.11
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.2
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$148
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6482
$877

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$688
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$747
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$819
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$871
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$810
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
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$820
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1559
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1584
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1615
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1663
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$511
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$604
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$533
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$493
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1196
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1637
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1196
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1167
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$933
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$691
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$952
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$456
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$452
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$495
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$494
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$489
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$516
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$965
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$586

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$267
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$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
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$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
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$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298