Mecca vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mecca	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2659	$1973
🏠 One person rent	$371	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$508
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	42	27
😀 Quality of life	54	62
🏙️ Population	2.43M	149K

The cost of living in Mecca is 21% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 5632nd and 6387th ($979 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Mauritius, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 5982nd and 4802nd 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	$4.96	$5.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.62%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1496	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1212	$1131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.88	$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.6	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4682	$3884

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507

Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$808
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$712
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$785
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1371
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1400
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$447
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$389
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1100
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1495
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1105
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1150
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1506
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$872
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$675
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1003
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$457
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$507
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$493
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$492
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$552