Bucharest vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$1973
🏠 One person rent	$474	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$508
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	77	27
😀 Quality of life	79	62
🏙️ Population	1.72M	149K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 22% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 5565th and 6387th ($988 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Mauritius, respectively. Check Romania vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 645th and 4802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Port Louis

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	Bucharest	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$5.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$1131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$3884

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$808
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$712
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$785
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1371
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1400
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$447
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$389
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1100
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1495
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1105
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1150
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1506
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$872
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$675
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1003
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$457
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$507
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$493
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$492
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$552