Port Louis vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Port Louis	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1945	$4005
🏠 One person rent	$394	$760
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$1537
🍽️ Food expenses	$299	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$53	$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$665	$2885
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	35 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	27	100
😀 Quality of life	65	100
🏙️ Population	149K	14M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 47% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6280th and 3238th ($829 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Mauritius and Japan, respectively. Check Mauritius vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Port Louis compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 4589th and 1st 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	$5.34	$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$610	$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$562	$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.4	$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.13%	1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1141	$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.57	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.61	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.23	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.2	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.83	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.1	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$223	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3923	$15051

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Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1117
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$988
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1115
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1053
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1067
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1009
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1064
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1052
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1101
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1062
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1091
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1078
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1045
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1057
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1062
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1036
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$985
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1143
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1049
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1031
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1042
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1102
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1133
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1056
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1052
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1063