Port Louis vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1975
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$347
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$634
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
85
😀 Quality of life
65
86
🏙️ Population
149K
2.87M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 15% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6712th and 5984th ($812 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Mauritius and Taiwan, respectively. Check Mauritius vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Port Louis compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5184th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Louis vs Taichung

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Port Louis Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1366
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1104
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.42
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.22
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.69
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.29
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.39
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.8
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$173
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5625
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$749
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$815
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$819
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$807
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$796
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$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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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665