Medina vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$1975
🏠 One person rent
$663
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$303
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$63.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
23
28
😀 Quality of life
69
65
🏙️ Population
1.41M
149K

The cost of living in Medina is 44% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 4849th and 6712th ($1168 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Mauritius, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 4347th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Port Louis

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Medina Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$45.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$1104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$6.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$5625

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$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$749
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$815
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$819
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$807
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$796
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1618
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1600
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1624
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$481
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$496
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$460
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1237
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1646
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1233
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1181
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1521
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$505
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$495
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$521
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$950
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$588