Abu Dhabi vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$1942
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$522
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
52
27
😀 Quality of life
83
62
🏙️ Population
1.48M
149K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 118% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 2486th and 6351st ($1802 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Mauritius, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 405th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$3888

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2309
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1503
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1050
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2084
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1232
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1810
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1719
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$786
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$994
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1218
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1226
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1110
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$561
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$870
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$989
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$556
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$878
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$520
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$547
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$558
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$548
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$541
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$546
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$537
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$687
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$531
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$515
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$467
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$639
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$489
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1586
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Port Louis

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$767
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$804
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$701
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$796
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$777
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1457
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1481
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$457
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$519
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$348
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$403
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$670
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$500
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$498
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$591
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$516
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$515
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$526
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$736