Mecca vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$1942
🏠 One person rent
$350
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1656
$522
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
41
27
😀 Quality of life
53
62
🏙️ Population
2.43M
149K

The cost of living in Mecca is 14% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 6019th and 6351st ($940 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.8 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 6051st and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mecca Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.7
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.82
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.53
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$103
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.7
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$363
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4675
$3888

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1123
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$895
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1096
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$853
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$837
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$895
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$915
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$828
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$934
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$491
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$488
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$492
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$940
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$524
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$944
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$490
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1094
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$988
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$324
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1586
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$550
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$491
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$988
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$314
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$686
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$489
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$278
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$333
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$491
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$294
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$935
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$806
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$393
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$767
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$804
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$701
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$796
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$777
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1457
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1481
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$457
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$519
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$348
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$403
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$670
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$500
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$498
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$591
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$516
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$515
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$526
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$736