Port Louis vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1975
$974
🏠 One person rent
$347
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$634
$310
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
28
40
😀 Quality of life
65
60
🏙️ Population
149K
5.94M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 17% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6712th and 7286th ($812 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Mauritius and India, respectively. Check Mauritius vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Port Louis compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 5184th and 5975th 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
$5.64
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1366
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1104
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.42
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.22
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.69
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.29
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.39
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.8
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$173
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5625
$929

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$749
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$815
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$819
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$807
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$672
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$796
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$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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$286
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$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
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$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
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$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
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$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
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$310
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$733
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$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
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$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
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$319