Mecca vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mecca	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2741	$2032
🏠 One person rent	$517	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$239	$64.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1341	$645
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	42	27
😀 Quality of life	57	66
🏙️ Population	2.43M	149K

The cost of living in Mecca is 40% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 4793rd and 6542nd ($1162 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Mauritius, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mecca compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Port Louis ranked 2nd in Mauritius, while ranked 6119th and 4910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Port Louis

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	Mecca	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.79	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.5	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$3.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$504
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$49.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$28.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.46%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$1178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1216	$1153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$28.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$8.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.85	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.36	$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$6.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.5	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4655	$4881

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1155
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$918
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$964
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1182
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$903
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$911
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$862
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$860
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$940
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$500
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$498
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$499
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$967
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$533
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$825
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$498
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1116
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$971
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$348
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1627
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$560
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$498
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1069
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$365
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$826
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$499
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$346
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$428
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$500
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$354
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$512
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$769
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$517
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$522

Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$774
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$834
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$842
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$822
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$812
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1561
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1590
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$476
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$453
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1207
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1585
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1207
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1168
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$935
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$692
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$996
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$458
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$506
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$496
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$493
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$609