Medan vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$1942
🏠 One person rent
$204
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$522
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
52
27
😀 Quality of life
43
62
🏙️ Population
2.11M
149K

The cost of living in Medan is 37% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 8536th and 6351st ($519 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in Indonesia and Mauritius, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 6659th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$3888

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544

Cities near Port Louis

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