Port Louis vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2032
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$357
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$625
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.4
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$1051
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
27
93
😀 Quality of life
66
84
🏙️ Population
149K
2.33M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 12% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6542nd and 5995th ($831 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Port Louis ranked 2nd best city to live in Mauritius vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4910th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Port Louis Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.07
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.29
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$504
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.2
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1178
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1153
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.16
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.83
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.8
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.03
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.1
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4881
$14970

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9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$774
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$834
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$842
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$822
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$812
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1576
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1561
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1590
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$476
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$493
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$453
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1207
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1585
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1207
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1168
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$996
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$506
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$493
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$519
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$915
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$609

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451