Kuwait City vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3476
$1975
🏠 One person rent
$716
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$1240
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$303
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$63.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1981
$634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
43
28
😀 Quality of life
77
65
🏙️ Population
2.99M
149K

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 80% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 4189th and 6712th ($1461 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kuwait and Mauritius, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 1096th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Port Louis

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Kuwait City Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$831
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$45.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7223
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2046
$1104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.5
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.23
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$6.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.32
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.98
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.2
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8046
$5625

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$711
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479

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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