Dubai vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1975
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$303
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$63.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
66
28
😀 Quality of life
90
65
🏙️ Population
3.94M
149K

The cost of living in Dubai is 198% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 1039th and 6712th ($2420 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 203rd and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Port Louis

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Dubai Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$3.4
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$45.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$6.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$5625

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

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