Port Louis vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port Louis	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$360	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$637	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$57	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$508	$861
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	35 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	8
😀 Quality of life	62	59
🏙️ Population	149K	24.7K

The cost of living in Port Louis is 46% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6387th and 3454th ($812 vs $1495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mauritius and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Mauritius vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Port Louis compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 4802nd and 5404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Louis vs Victoria

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	Port Louis	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.37	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.1	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.13	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.61	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$542	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1157	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1131	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.7	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.38	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.6	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.54	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.73	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.2	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3884	$8298

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Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$808
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$712
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$785
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1371
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1400
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$447
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$389
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1100
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1495
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1105
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1150
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1506
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$872
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$675
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1003
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$457
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$507
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$493
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$492
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$552

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408