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Port Louis vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 14.2% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 1.4% less in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 46.7% less in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 56.4% more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 26.4% less in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 73.8% less in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.4% less in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 9.1% more in Port Louis

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

Port Louis vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.4% less for restaurants

	Taipei	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.55 NT$205.75	$6.60 MUR304.55	+0.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.55 NT$174.37	$7.15 MUR329.93	+28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 NT$35.93	$0.99 MUR45.68	-13.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 NT$23.11	$0.58 MUR26.83	-21.1%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 46.7% less for groceries

	Taipei	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 NT$58.85	$0.75 MUR34.77	-59.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.47 NT$297.19	$4.34 MUR200.50	-54.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.91 NT$373.86	$6.04 MUR279.09	-49.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 NT$83.01	$2.46 MUR113.45	-7.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.42 NT$138.63	$2.64 MUR122.03	-40.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.29 NT$72.00	$0.92 MUR42.36	-60.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$43.14	$0.90 MUR41.44	-34.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$43.01	$0.67 MUR30.85	-51.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 NT$60.42	$1.22 MUR56.18	-36.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$40.40	$0.47 MUR21.49	-63.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$33.62	$0.47 MUR21.49	-56.5%
Average			-46.7%

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pay 56.4% more for transportation

	Taipei	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$120.24	$5.42 MUR250.09	+41.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 NT$1,234.48	$22.25 MUR1,027.35	-43.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,375.55 NT$1,141,897.65	$35,729.99 MUR1,649,653.55	-1.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.34 NT$293.19	$30.78 MUR1,421.24	+229.6%
Average			+56.4%

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pay 26.4% less for housing

	Taipei	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.93 NT$813.86	$33.57 MUR1,549.78	+29.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$792.21 NT$24,868.95	$368.29 MUR17,004.12	-53.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$568.06 NT$17,832.60	$318.82 MUR14,719.99	-43.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.05 NT$1,947.76	$38.67 MUR1,785.51	-37.7%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 73.8% less for childcare

	Taipei	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$628.11 NT$19,717.45	$159.41 MUR7,359.99	-74.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,860.07 NT$560,661.46	$4,837.29 MUR223,337.71	-72.9%
Average			-73.8%

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pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 NT$101.84	$2.20 MUR101.52	-32.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NT$119.18	$2.61 MUR120.55	-31.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.93 NT$123.45	$6.60 MUR304.55	+67.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 NT$1,318.63	$24.55 MUR1,133.61	-41.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.98 NT$344.63	$6.05 MUR279.17	-44.9%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 9.1% more for clothing

	Taipei	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.48 NT$2,086.91	$74.21 MUR3,426.20	+11.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.29 NT$1,139.22	$49.47 MUR2,284.14	+36.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.45 NT$2,776.65	$107.19 MUR4,948.96	+21.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.72 NT$3,632.67	$78.06 MUR3,603.86	-32.5%
Average			+9.1%

Taipei vs. Port Louis - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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