Dubai vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dubai	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2470	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5467	$1946
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$337
🏘️ Family rent	$2923	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$684
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	66	28
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	3.94M	149K

The cost of living in Dubai is 208% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 947th and 6757th ($2470 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.9 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 184th and 4962nd 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	$11.9	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$3.34
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2083	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3820	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2306	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.6	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7283	$1585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4305	$1067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.4	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.8	$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.6	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.7	$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$870	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17401	$6482

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1543
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2356
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1173
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1455
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1082
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$797
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$2100
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1193
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$2015
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$494
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$497
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$526
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$521
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1340
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1062
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1218
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$965
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$530
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1059
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$505
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$778
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$485
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$559
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$700
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$917
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$457
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$454
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$459
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$717
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$517
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$469

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