Addis Ababa vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1945
🏠 One person rent
$407
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$647
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$665
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
32
27
😀 Quality of life
40
65
🏙️ Population
3.04M
149K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 11% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 5819th and 6280th ($923 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and Mauritius, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 7141st and 4589th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$5.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$62
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$3923

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$718
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$784
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$770
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$776
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$852
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1365
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1417
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1439
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$461
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$353
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$428
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$585
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1608
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$587
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1127
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1144
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1165
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$992
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1014
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$327
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$326
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$363
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$332
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$332
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$335
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$952
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$762