Port Louis vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1975
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$347
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$634
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
28
70
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
149K
7.01M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 50% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6712th and 3529th ($812 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Mauritius and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Mauritius vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Port Louis compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5184th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Louis vs Riyadh

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Port Louis Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1366
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1104
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.42
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.22
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.69
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.29
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.39
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.8
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$173
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5625
$9443

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487