Port Louis vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1975
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$347
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$634
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
28
73
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
149K
1.85M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 11% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6712th and 6264th ($812 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 5184th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Louis vs Tainan

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Port Louis Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1366
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1104
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.42
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.22
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.69
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.29
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.39
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.8
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$173
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5625
$5587

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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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697