Al Ain vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1945
🏠 One person rent
$612
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$647
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$665
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
37
27
😀 Quality of life
79
65
🏙️ Population
767K
149K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 37% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 4616th and 6280th ($1132 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 496th and 4589th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$5.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$62
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$3923

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$1191
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$2229
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1612
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1841
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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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