Port Louis vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$829
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1945
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$394
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$647
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$665
$411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
27
40
😀 Quality of life
65
51
🏙️ Population
149K
5.94M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 2% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6280th and 6358th ($829 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.5 months in Surat. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 4589th and 6236th 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
$5.34
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$610
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.2
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.4
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.13%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1162
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1141
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.23
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.2
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.88
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$62
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3923
$1785

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$718
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$784
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$770
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$776
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
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$852
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$1404
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1365
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1417
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1439
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$461
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$353
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$428
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$585
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1608
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$587
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1127
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1144
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1165
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$992
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1014
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$327
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$326
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$363
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$332
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$332
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$335
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$952
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$762

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$301
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$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361