Port Louis vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port Louis	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$831	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2032	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$357	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$315	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.4	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$832
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	35 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	8
😀 Quality of life	66	63
🏙️ Population	149K	24.7K

The cost of living in Port Louis is 48% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6542nd and 3601st ($831 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.8 months in Port Louis compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Port Louis ranked 2nd best city to live in Mauritius vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 4910th and 5581st 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	$6.07	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.1	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.29	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$504	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.8	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.2	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.2	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1178	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1153	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.16	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.83	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.03	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4881	$8213

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Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$774
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$834
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$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

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420