Port Louis vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$802
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1946
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$337
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$684
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
28
70
😀 Quality of life
66
78
🏙️ Population
149K
7.01M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 51% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6757th and 3485th ($802 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.9 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 4962nd and 899th 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
$5.91
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.57
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.1
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.4
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1585
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1067
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.11
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.2
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$148
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6482
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$747
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$819
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$871
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$810
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$820
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1559
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1584
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1615
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1663
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$511
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$604
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$533
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$493
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1196
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1637
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1196
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1167
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$933
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$691
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$952
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$456
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$452
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$495
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$494
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$489
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$516
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$965
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$586

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459