Port Louis vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$829
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1945
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$394
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$647
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$665
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
27
93
😀 Quality of life
65
86
🏙️ Population
149K
2.29M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 4% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6280th and 6163rd ($829 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 4589th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Port Louis Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.34
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$610
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.2
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.4
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.13%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1162
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1141
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.23
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.2
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.88
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$62
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3923
$13937

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716