Dubai vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$1942
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$522
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
64
27
😀 Quality of life
86
62
🏙️ Population
3.33M
149K

The cost of living in Dubai is 180% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 1098th and 6351st ($2309 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.6 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 306th and 4805th 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
$10.5
$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$3888

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Port Louis

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$767
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$804
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$701
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$796
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$777
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1457
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1481
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$457
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$519
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$348
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$403
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$670
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$500
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$498
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$591
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$516
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$515
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$526
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$736