Doha vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Doha	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4575	$1946
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$337
🏘️ Family rent	$2453	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$429	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3086	$684
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	41	28
😀 Quality of life	83	66
🏙️ Population	1.19M	149K

The cost of living in Doha is 162% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 1744th and 6757th ($2100 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Qatar and Mauritius, respectively. Check Qatar vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.9 months in Port Louis. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 513th and 4962nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Port Louis

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	Doha	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.16	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.5	$3.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1799	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3302	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.1	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.4	$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$89.5	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.92%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4178	$1585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2669	$1067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.63	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10635	$6482

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$2015
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1062
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1218
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1340
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$965
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1059
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$778
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$917
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2470
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1543
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2356
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$494
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$454
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$457
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1455
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$497
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$471
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1173
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$505
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1628
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$485
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$459
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$703
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$469
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$521
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$522
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$797
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$861

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