Cost of living comparison

Port Louis, Mauritius

compared to

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi vs. Port Louis Cost of Living Summary

Abu Dhabi is 91.0% more expensive than Port Louis.

Restaurants: pay 38.6% more in Abu Dhabi
Groceries: pay 8.7% more in Abu Dhabi
Transportation: pay 17.0% less in Abu Dhabi
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Abu Dhabi
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Abu Dhabi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Abu Dhabi
Clothing: pay 26.9% more in Abu Dhabi

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Abu Dhabi are more expensive than in Port Louis. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi vs. Port Louis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Port Louis, you would:

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pay 38.6% more for restaurants

	Port Louis	Abu Dhabi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.88 MUR269.24	$10.89 AED40.00	+85.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 MUR244.76	$9.53 AED35.00	+78.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 MUR42.97	$1.08 AED3.95	+14.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 MUR25.09	$0.42 AED1.53	-23.8%
Average			+38.6%

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pay 8.7% more for groceries

	Port Louis	Abu Dhabi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 MUR38.81	$1.37 AED5.03	+61.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 MUR264.34	$4.80 AED17.63	-16.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.77 MUR264.19	$6.85 AED25.17	+18.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MUR90.89	$3.16 AED11.63	+59.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.94 MUR134.71	$3.61 AED13.25	+22.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 MUR44.96	$1.00 AED3.67	+1.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MUR38.64	$0.82 AED3.00	-3.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 MUR37.75	$0.81 AED2.97	-2.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MUR62.73	$0.69 AED2.52	-49.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 MUR24.79	$0.50 AED1.83	-8.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 MUR23.87	$0.58 AED2.13	+11.4%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 17.0% less for transportation

	Port Louis	Abu Dhabi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.87 MUR268.74	$3.03 AED11.11	-48.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.64 MUR990.79	$24.50 AED90.00	+13.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,217.28 MUR1,566,466.96	$45,026.41 AED165,384.25	+31.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.32 MUR930.09	$7.23 AED26.56	-64.4%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Port Louis	Abu Dhabi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.06 MUR1,513.56	$103.04 AED378.47	+211.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.57 MUR23,007.48	$1,349.31 AED4,956.07	+168.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$395.64 MUR18,112.27	$1,005.59 AED3,693.60	+154.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.02 MUR1,603.42	$119.02 AED437.15	+239.8%
Average			+193.6%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Port Louis	Abu Dhabi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$218.85 MUR10,018.86	$669.40 AED2,458.73	+205.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,849.44 MUR176,227.53	$12,841.46 AED47,167.31	+233.6%
Average			+219.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Port Louis	Abu Dhabi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 MUR102.80	$10.89 AED40.00	+385.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 MUR101.71	$5.88 AED21.61	+164.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.52 MUR298.61	$6.13 AED22.50	-6.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.80 MUR1,272.75	$64.83 AED238.13	+133.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.35 MUR244.76	$13.61 AED50.00	+154.6%
Average			+166.3%

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pay 26.9% more for clothing

	Port Louis	Abu Dhabi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.74 MUR2,643.41	$67.20 AED246.82	+16.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.91 MUR2,010.30	$62.59 AED229.91	+42.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.53 MUR4,144.61	$103.06 AED378.56	+13.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.85 MUR3,426.65	$100.93 AED370.72	+34.8%
Average			+26.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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