Port Louis vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Port Louis	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$826	$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1942	$8190
🏠 One person rent	$394	$2018
🏘️ Family rent	$656	$3505
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$880
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.1	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$522	$6770
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	35 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	27	81
😀 Quality of life	62	98
🏙️ Population	149K	447K

The cost of living in Port Louis is 76% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6351st and 41st ($826 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Mauritius and Switzerland, respectively. Check Mauritius vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Port Louis compared to 2 months in Zurich. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 4805th and 6th 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	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$9.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.1	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.13%	2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1168	$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1154	$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.7	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.57	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.08	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.77	$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.12	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.5	$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$132
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.1	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$223	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3888	$20539

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Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$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

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3013
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3184
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3015
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3206
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3320
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3627
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2647
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2629
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1559
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2207
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3020
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2492
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3068
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2989
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1636
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1710
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2782
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1903
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1551
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2618
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1771
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3415
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1434
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1531
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2741
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1391
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1399
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1759
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2483
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2843