Cost of Living inPort Louis, Mauritius
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Mauritius: $28,011/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 62% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
Happiness
5.8 / 10
#70 globally
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
International and private school tuition + curriculum mix for relocating families.
International & private schools
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Port Louis. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Port Louis is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Mauritius.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
MixedGood national coverage and solid hospital-bed capacity help, but households still pay a large share themselves.
Public care
LimitedA visible public hospital footprint help, but public funding looks lighter and patients still shoulder a meaningful share of costs.
Private care
LimitedA clearly private facility base help, but the tracked private-style network still looks thin and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse.
UHC coverage
75/100
2023
Physicians
1.44/1k
2022
Hospital beds
3.80/1k
2023
Out of pocket
45%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
73.8 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
66/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
9.6/1k
2024
International patient readiness
MixedA visible private hospital base help, but price transparency is still sparse.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce and few facilities expose web pages we can verify weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Mauritius yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2024 annual wages in Port Louis, Mauritius · Source: ILO ILOSTAT (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
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Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Port Louis compared with the US?
Your money goes about 2.6x further in Port Louis than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Mauritius here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Port Louis cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Port Louis is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 62% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for Port Louis. We are using the country-level cost index for Mauritius here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Port Louis compare with New York City?
Rent in Port Louis is about 89% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Mauritius here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Port Louis?
Groceries in Port Louis are about 59% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 68% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Mauritius here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Port Louis
Port Louis is the capital and main port of Mauritius, sitting on the northwest coast of the island in the Indian Ocean. As the country's financial, administrative, and logistics center, it concentrates government, banking, the stock exchange, and the headquarters of the offshore financial services sector that anchors the modern Mauritian economy. The port itself remains a major container and bulk facility serving the wider region. The climate is tropical maritime, with warm humid summers, mild winters, and the central highlands behind the city moderating extremes; cyclone risk runs from November through April. For relocators, Port Louis is the workday core of a country that actively recruits foreign professionals and retirees through residence-permit schemes; English and French dominate professional life alongside Mauritian Creole, and infrastructure is among the strongest in the African region.
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