Port Louis vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$826
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1942
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$394
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.1
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$522
$2601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
27
100
😀 Quality of life
62
99
🏙️ Population
149K
14.3M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 50% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6351st and 3085th ($826 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Mauritius and Japan, respectively. Check Mauritius vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 4805th and 3rd 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
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.1
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.13%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1168
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.7
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.08
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.77
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3888
$15495

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$674
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$767
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$804
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$701
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$796
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$777
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1457
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1481
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$457
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$519
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$348
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$403
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$670
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$500
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$498
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$591
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$516
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$515
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$526
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$736

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$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
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$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033