Port Louis vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$802
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1946
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$337
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$684
$2429
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
28
100
😀 Quality of life
66
96
🏙️ Population
149K
14.3M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 52% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6757th and 3273rd ($802 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Mauritius and Japan, respectively. Check Mauritius vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Port Louis compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 4962nd and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Louis vs Tokyo

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Port Louis Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.91
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.57
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.1
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.4
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1585
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1067
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.11
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.2
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$148
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6482
$17493

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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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12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
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$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006