Bucharest vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$1942
🏠 One person rent	$496	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$656
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	76	27
😀 Quality of life	78	62
🏙️ Population	1.72M	149K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 26% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 5404th and 6351st ($1036 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Romania and Mauritius, respectively. Check Romania vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 642nd and 4805th 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	$10.6	$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$3888

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721

Cities near Port Louis

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