Medan vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$466
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1207
$2032
🏠 One person rent
$186
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$296
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$64.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$645
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
55
27
😀 Quality of life
62
66
🏙️ Population
2.11M
149K

The cost of living in Medan is 44% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 8825th and 6542nd ($466 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 3rd 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 0.8 months in Port Louis. Medan ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Port Louis ranked 2nd in Mauritius, while ranked 5663rd and 4910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.14
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$3.07
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$172
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.9
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$504
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$49.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$28.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$1178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$604
$1153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.61
$28.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.24
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$8.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.98
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$6.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10637
$4881

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$460
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$449
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$654
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$552
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$754
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$701
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$657
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$653
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$554
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$704
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$756
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$592
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$681
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$509
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$789
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$609
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$584
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$643
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$592
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$386
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$689
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$807
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$503
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$771
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1014
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$773
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$854
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$788
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$552
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534

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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