Cairo vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1975
🏠 One person rent
$201
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$303
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$63.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$634
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
83
28
😀 Quality of life
63
65
🏙️ Population
9.8M
149K

The cost of living in Cairo is 38% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 8680th and 6712th ($506 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 Cairo compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 5610th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Port Louis

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Cairo Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$45.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$1104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$6.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$5625

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

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