Port Louis vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2032
$990
🏠 One person rent
$357
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$625
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.4
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$271
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
27
40
😀 Quality of life
66
55
🏙️ Population
149K
5.94M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 18% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6542nd and 7068th ($831 vs $705) 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 2nd best city to live in Mauritius vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 4910th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Port Louis Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.07
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.29
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$504
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.2
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1178
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1153
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.16
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.83
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.8
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.03
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.1
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4881
$922

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$822
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$692
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$812
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$1561
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$1560
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
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$1535
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$1445
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1576
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1561
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$1590
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
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$476
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$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$493
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$453
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$1624
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$1207
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1585
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1207
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1168
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$996
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$506
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
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$799
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$493
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$519
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$915
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$609

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$278
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$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
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$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
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$366
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$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
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$399
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$487
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$407
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$503
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$324
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$705
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$382
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$303
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$349
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$517
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$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
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$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
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$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
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$297
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$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
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$285
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$310
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$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
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$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
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$333
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$333