Cost of Living Comparison Between Port Louis and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Port Louis and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Port Louis is 1.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 13.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Port Louis is 2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 29.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Port Louis
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.71 MUR 313
$4.65 ฿146
44.30%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$43.88 MUR 2,045
$46.11 ฿1,450
-4.84%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.35 MUR 343
$8.74 ฿275
-15.90%
Cappuccino
$2.56 MUR 119
$3.04 ฿95.5
-15.79%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.95 MUR 44.14
$0.72 ฿22.65
31.94%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.55 MUR 25.86
$0.39 ฿12.30
41.03%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.18 MUR 102
$2.44 ฿76.7
-10.66%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.34 MUR 156
$3.79 ฿119
-11.87%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Port Louis
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.68 MUR 78.5
$2.14 ฿67.4
-21.50%
White Bread (500g)
$0.66 MUR 30.90
$1.86 ฿58.5
-64.52%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.33 MUR 61.8
$2.19 ฿68.8
-39.27%
Eggs
$2.27 MUR 106
$2.25 ฿70.6
0.89%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.05 MUR 562
$19.73 ฿620
-38.93%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.02 MUR 281
$3.79 ฿119
58.84%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.71 MUR 592
$13.55 ฿426
-6.20%
Apples (1kg)
$1.97 MUR 91.6
$3.25 ฿102
-39.38%
Banana (1kg)
$1.93 MUR 89.8
$1.67 ฿52.6
15.57%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.44 MUR 67.2
$2.39 ฿75.2
-39.75%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.63 MUR 122
$2.09 ฿65.8
25.84%
Potato (1kg)
$1.03 MUR 48.09
$1.53 ฿48.07
-32.68%
Onion (1kg)
$1.00 MUR 46.73
$1.51 ฿47.47
-33.77%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.80 MUR 37.22
$0.99 ฿31.09
-19.19%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.77 MUR 35.81
$0.51 ฿16.19
50.98%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.73 MUR 314
$4.27 ฿134
57.61%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.43 MUR 393
$20.31 ฿638
-58.49%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.73 MUR 80.9
$1.79 ฿56.3
-3.35%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.22 MUR 103
$2.77 ฿87.0
-19.86%
🚌 Getting Around
Port Louis
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.05 MUR 49.01
$1.40 ฿44.15
-25.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$22.09 MUR 1,030
$11.70 ฿368
88.80%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.29 MUR 200
$3.11 ฿97.8
37.94%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.60 MUR 121
$0.99 ฿31.27
162.63%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.45 MUR 907
$13.73 ฿432
41.66%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.46 MUR 67.9
$1.32 ฿41.47
10.61%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$36.1K MUR 1.7M
$27.2K ฿856.3K
32.42%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.4K MUR 1.3M
$34.1K ฿1.1M
-16.78%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Port Louis
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$48.84 MUR 2,276
$120 ฿3,785
-59.44%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.50 MUR 862
$13.93 ฿438
32.81%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.07 MUR 1,541
$18.31 ฿576
80.61%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Port Louis
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$23.90 MUR 1,114
$60.9 ฿1,916
-60.77%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$3.92 MUR 183
$17.23 ฿542
-77.25%
Cinema Ticket
$5.92 MUR 276
$8.71 ฿274
-32.03%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Port Louis
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$151 MUR 7,059
$698 ฿21.9K
-78.30%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,989 MUR 185.9K
$15.7K ฿494.7K
-74.65%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Port Louis
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$84.9 MUR 3,956
$57.6 ฿1,812
47.24%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$78.4 MUR 3,655
$34.24 ฿1,077
129.00%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$130 MUR 6,062
$113 ฿3,558
14.93%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$94.2 MUR 4,389
$84.8 ฿2,666
11.04%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Port Louis
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$468 MUR 21.8K
$604 ฿19.0K
-22.44%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$353 MUR 16.4K
$436 ฿13.7K
-19.11%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$785 MUR 36.6K
$2,057 ฿64.7K
-61.82%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$615 MUR 28.7K
$1,498 ฿47.1K
-58.97%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,228 MUR 197.1K
$4,252 ฿133.7K
-0.58%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,053 MUR 49.1K
$2,988 ฿93.9K
-64.77%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Port Louis
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$616 MUR 28.7K
$529 ฿16.6K
16.49%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.67
5.33
25.14%

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

Last update for Port Louis: March 2, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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