Port Louis vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1975
$9038
🏠 One person rent
$347
$2349
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$4207
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$934
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$634
$6864
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
28
82
😀 Quality of life
65
96
🏙️ Population
149K
449K

The cost of living in Port Louis is 79% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6712th and 13th ($812 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Mauritius and Switzerland, respectively. Check Mauritius vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Port Louis compared to 1.8 months in Zurich. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 5184th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Louis vs Zurich

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Port Louis Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$9.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1366
$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1104
$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.42
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.22
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.69
$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.29
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.39
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.8
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$173
$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5625
$24322

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$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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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3281
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3328
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3414
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3305
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3310
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3360
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3556
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4151
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2731
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2740
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2546
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3367
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2721
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3380
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3331
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1740
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1794
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$3046
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1872
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2978
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1550
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3677
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1604
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1721
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3080
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1393
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1966
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2543
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3171