Medina vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$1942
🏠 One person rent
$353
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$522
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
20
27
😀 Quality of life
67
62
🏙️ Population
1.41M
149K

The cost of living in Medina is 3% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 6257th and 6351st ($853 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 3833rd and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$3888

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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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