Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Mauritius

Port Louis vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 30.6% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 23.3% more in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 48.6% less in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 22.0% more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 46.4% less in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 70.4% less in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.1% less in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 23.7% more in Port Louis

The cost of clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Port Louis are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Port Louis.

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Port Louis vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Louis instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 23.3% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$5.80 MUR275.37	+23.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$7.38 MUR350.47	+30.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$1.15 MUR54.52	+25.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$0.65 MUR30.79	-0.6%
Average			+23.3%

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pay 48.6% less for groceries

	Taipei	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$0.75 MUR35.80	-62.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$2.64 MUR125.17	-73.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$5.94 MUR282.12	-48.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$2.60 MUR123.60	-4.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$2.87 MUR136.26	-35.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$1.27 MUR60.18	-43.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$1.20 MUR56.78	-20.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$0.64 MUR30.43	-53.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$1.34 MUR63.59	-33.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.44 MUR20.89	-64.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.44 MUR20.89	-57.7%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 22.0% more for transportation

	Taipei	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$5.22 MUR247.69	+32.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$31.65 MUR1,502.03	-16.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$36,395.48 MUR2M	+8.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$29.54 MUR1,401.89	+230.2%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 46.4% less for housing

	Taipei	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$29.01 MUR1,376.86	+5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$477.54 MUR22,663.89	-52.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$274.28 MUR13,017.55	-43.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$34.29 MUR1,627.19	-48.3%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 70.4% less for childcare

	Taipei	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$126.59 MUR6,008.10	-80.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$7,653.95 MUR363K	-54.1%
Average			-70.4%

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pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$2.64 MUR125.17	-6.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$2.64 MUR125.17	-23.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$6.44 MUR305.41	+64.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$26.16 MUR1,241.67	-36.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$6.33 MUR300.41	-35.0%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 23.7% more for clothing

	Taipei	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$77.36 MUR3,671.62	+22.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$73.85 MUR3,504.73	+84.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$119.56 MUR5,674.32	+40.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$77.36 MUR3,671.62	-26.4%
Average			+23.7%

Taipei vs. Port Louis - Cost of clothing

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