Port Louis vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$802
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1946
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$337
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$684
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
28
93
😀 Quality of life
66
89
🏙️ Population
149K
2.36M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 19% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6757th and 5651st ($802 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Mauritius and Taiwan, respectively. Check Mauritius vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Port Louis compared to 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 4962nd and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Louis vs Taoyuan

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Port Louis Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.91
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.57
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.1
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.4
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1585
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1067
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.11
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.2
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$148
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6482
$19490

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$747
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$819
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$871
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$810
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$820
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1559
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1584
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1615
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1663
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$511
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$604
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$533
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$493
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1196
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1637
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1196
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1167
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$933
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$691
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$952
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$456
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$452
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$495
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$494
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$489
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$516
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$965
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$586

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473