Medan vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$1973
🏠 One person rent	$187	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$508
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	53	27
😀 Quality of life	44	62
🏙️ Population	2.11M	149K

The cost of living in Medan is 41% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 8745th and 6387th ($481 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 1st in Indonesia and Mauritius, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 6633rd and 4802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Port Louis

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	Medan	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$5.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$1131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$3884

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501

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