Port Louis vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1975
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$347
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$634
$2676
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
28
100
😀 Quality of life
65
96
🏙️ Population
149K
14.3M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 52% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6712th and 3249th ($812 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5184th and 8th 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
$5.64
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1366
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1104
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.42
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.22
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.69
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.29
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.39
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.8
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$173
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5625
$16728

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$697
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$749
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$815
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$819
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$807
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$796
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1618
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1600
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1624
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$481
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$496
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$460
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1237
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1646
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1233
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1181
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1521
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$505
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$495
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$521
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$950
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$588

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12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
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$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005