Addis Ababa vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$710
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$637
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$508
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
32
27
😀 Quality of life
39
62
🏙️ Population
5.7M
149K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 45% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 4540th and 6387th ($1180 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.6 months in Port Louis. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 7025th and 4802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$5.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$2.61
🥤 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
$637
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$1131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$3884

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Distance City Cost of living
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$886
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$838
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$654
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$752
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$756
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$718
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$897
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$764
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$542
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$518
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$662
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$571
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$660
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$540
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$487
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$943
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$520
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$486
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1006
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$482
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$507
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$496
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$503
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$860
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$496
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$506
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$706
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$486
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$481
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$546
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$877
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$888
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$594
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$541
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$908

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$671
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$745
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$808
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$712
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$796
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$667
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$785
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1379
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1368
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1358
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1322
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1296
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1396
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1371
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1400
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1397
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1459
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1575
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$447
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$507
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$352
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$389
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1465
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1100
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1495
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1105
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1150
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1506
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$872
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$675
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1003
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$457
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$507
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$493
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$492
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$518
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$1003
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$552