Alexandria vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Alexandria	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$946	$1946
🏠 One person rent	$94.2	$337
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$161	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$684
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	51	28
😀 Quality of life	57	66
🏙️ Population	5.36M	149K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 54% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 9023rd and 6757th ($366 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in Egypt and Mauritius, respectively. Check Egypt vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.9 months in Port Louis. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 6205th and 4962nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Port Louis

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	Alexandria	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.32	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.4	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$3.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.9	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$115	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.1	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.3	$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.66%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$1585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$1067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.82	$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.88	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.94	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.51	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.2	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2067	$6482

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$316
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$267
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$267
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$313
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$332
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$307
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$314
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$325
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$414
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$483
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$356
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$374
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$288
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$315
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$279
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$271
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$324
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$862
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2145
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$2133
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$2038
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2305
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$2060
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1782
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$264
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2354
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1810
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2283
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2201
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2541
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555

Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$747
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$819
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$871
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$810
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$820
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1584
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1615
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$511
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$493
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1196
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1637
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1196
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1167
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$933
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$691
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$952
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$456
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$452
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$495
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$494
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$489
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$586