Cost of Living Comparison Between Port Louis and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Port Louis and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: Port Louis is 16.3% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 25.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Port Louis is 13.9% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 26.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Port Louis
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.71 MUR 318
$13.12 MX$233
-48.86%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$43.88 MUR 2,075
$53.8 MX$957
-18.45%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.35 MUR 348
$9.40 MX$167
-21.81%
Cappuccino
$2.56 MUR 121
$3.56 MX$63.4
-28.09%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.95 MUR 44.79
$1.60 MX$28.52
-40.63%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.55 MUR 26.24
$1.15 MX$20.54
-52.17%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.18 MUR 103
$3.16 MX$56.2
-31.01%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.34 MUR 158
$4.85 MX$86.2
-31.13%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Port Louis
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.68 MUR 79.7
$1.63 MX$29.07
3.07%
White Bread (500g)
$0.66 MUR 31.36
$2.73 MX$48.64
-75.82%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.33 MUR 62.7
$1.88 MX$33.42
-29.26%
Eggs
$2.27 MUR 107
$2.63 MX$46.81
-13.69%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.05 MUR 570
$9.89 MX$176
21.84%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.02 MUR 285
$8.40 MX$149
-28.33%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.71 MUR 601
$11.63 MX$207
9.29%
Apples (1kg)
$1.97 MUR 93.0
$2.97 MX$52.9
-33.67%
Banana (1kg)
$1.93 MUR 91.1
$1.78 MX$31.75
8.43%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.44 MUR 68.2
$2.06 MX$36.57
-30.10%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.63 MUR 124
$1.97 MX$35.13
33.50%
Potato (1kg)
$1.03 MUR 48.81
$2.09 MX$37.11
-50.72%
Onion (1kg)
$1.00 MUR 47.42
$2.26 MX$40.19
-55.75%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.80 MUR 37.77
$1.46 MX$25.94
-45.21%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.77 MUR 36.34
$1.09 MX$19.39
-29.36%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.73 MUR 318
$4.34 MX$77.2
55.07%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.43 MUR 399
$13.62 MX$242
-38.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.73 MUR 82.1
$1.67 MX$29.78
3.59%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.22 MUR 105
$3.54 MX$63.0
-37.29%
🚌 Getting Around
Port Louis
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.05 MUR 49.74
$0.36 MX$6.40
191.67%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$22.09 MUR 1,045
$18.96 MX$337
16.51%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.29 MUR 203
$1.32 MX$23.54
225.00%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.60 MUR 123
$0.30 MX$5.36
766.67%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.45 MUR 920
$5.49 MX$97.6
254.28%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.46 MUR 68.9
$1.34 MX$23.78
8.96%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$36.1K MUR 1.7M
$19.1K MX$340.1K
88.67%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.4K MUR 1.3M
$23.8K MX$422.8K
19.47%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Port Louis
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$48.84 MUR 2,310
$41.11 MX$731
18.80%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.50 MUR 875
$27.78 MX$494
-33.41%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.07 MUR 1,564
$30.00 MX$534
10.23%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Port Louis
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$23.90 MUR 1,131
$53.5 MX$952
-55.35%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$3.92 MUR 185
$26.13 MX$465
-85.00%
Cinema Ticket
$5.92 MUR 280
$6.28 MX$112
-5.73%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Port Louis
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$151 MUR 7,163
$439 MX$7,817
-65.53%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,989 MUR 188.7K
$10.7K MX$191.1K
-62.86%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Port Louis
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$84.9 MUR 4,014
$57.1 MX$1,016
48.58%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$78.4 MUR 3,709
$45.30 MX$806
73.09%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$130 MUR 6,152
$104 MX$1,854
24.78%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$94.2 MUR 4,454
$108 MX$1,926
-13.01%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Port Louis
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$468 MUR 22.2K
$996 MX$17.7K
-52.98%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$353 MUR 16.7K
$624 MX$11.1K
-43.44%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$785 MUR 37.1K
$2,106 MX$37.5K
-62.72%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$615 MUR 29.1K
$1,218 MX$21.7K
-49.54%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,228 MUR 200.0K
$3,799 MX$67.6K
11.29%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,053 MUR 49.8K
$2,230 MX$39.7K
-52.81%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Port Louis
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$616 MUR 29.2K
$1,096 MX$19.5K
-43.77%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.67
11.34
-41.18%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Port Louis: March 2, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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