Port Louis vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$829
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1945
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$394
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$647
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$665
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
27
74
😀 Quality of life
65
82
🏙️ Population
149K
1.87M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 9% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6280th and 5887th ($829 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 1.4 months in Tainan. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 4589th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Port Louis Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.34
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$610
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.2
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.4
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.13%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1162
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1141
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.23
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.88
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$62
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3923
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$718
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$784
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$770
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$776
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$852
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$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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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741