Port Louis vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port Louis	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$802	$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1946	$9099
🏠 One person rent	$337	$2413
🏘️ Family rent	$552	$4235
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$926
🚐 Transport expenses	$63	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$684	$8550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	35 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	28	82
😀 Quality of life	66	97
🏙️ Population	149K	452K

The cost of living in Port Louis is 79% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6757th and 11th ($802 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Mauritius and Switzerland, respectively. Check Mauritius vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Port Louis compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 4962nd 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	$5.91	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.57	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.1	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.4	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1585	$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1067	$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.38	$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.33	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.47	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.2	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.2	$136
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6482	$26431

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Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$747
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$819
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$871
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$810
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$820
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1584
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1615
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$511
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$493
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1196
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1637
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1196
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1167
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$933
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$691
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$952
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$456
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$452
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$495
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$494
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$489
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$586

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3231
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3264
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3267
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3312
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3519
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4491
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2644
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3288
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3321
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3199
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1703
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1807
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1533
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3587
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1582
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3034
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1385
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2459
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3117