Port Louis vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2032
$4089
🏠 One person rent
$357
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$625
$1453
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.4
$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$2574
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
27
100
😀 Quality of life
66
99
🏙️ Population
149K
14.3M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 51% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6542nd and 3130th ($831 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 1.5 months in Tokyo. Port Louis ranked 2nd best city to live in Mauritius vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 4910th and 4th 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
$6.07
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.29
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$504
$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.2
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1178
$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1153
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.16
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.83
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.8
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.03
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.1
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4881
$14795

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$727
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$774
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$834
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$842
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$822
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$812
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1576
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1561
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1590
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$476
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$493
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$453
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1207
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1585
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1207
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1168
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$996
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$506
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$493
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$519
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$915
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$609

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$1110
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$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1125
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$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$961
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1113
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$945
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1033
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1049
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1047
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$972
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1354
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1088
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1066
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1002
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$997
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1041
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1024
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$975
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1050
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1078
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1073
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1044
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$961