Jeddah vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$1945
🏠 One person rent
$495
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$647
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$665
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
45
27
😀 Quality of life
73
65
🏙️ Population
4.7M
149K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 33% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 4731st and 6280th ($1100 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Mauritius, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 1616th and 4589th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$5.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$62
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$3923

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1032
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$1361
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$718
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$784
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$770
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$776
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$852
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1365
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1417
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1439
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$461
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$353
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$428
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$585
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1608
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$587
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1127
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1144
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1165
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$992
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1014
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$327
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$326
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$363
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$332
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$332
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$335
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$952
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$762