Addis Ababa vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1975
🏠 One person rent
$758
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$303
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$63.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
34
28
😀 Quality of life
45
65
🏙️ Population
5.7M
149K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 56% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 4635th and 6712th ($1269 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ethiopia and Mauritius, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 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 7273rd and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Port Louis

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Addis Ababa Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.4
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$45.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$1104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$6.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$5625

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Port Louis

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$749
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$815
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$819
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$807
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$796
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1618
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1600
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1624
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$481
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$496
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$460
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1237
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1646
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1233
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1181
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1521
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$505
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$495
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$521
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$950
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$588