Bucharest vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1945
🏠 One person rent
$449
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$647
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$665
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
76
27
😀 Quality of life
77
65
🏙️ Population
1.72M
149K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 16% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 5593rd and 6280th ($961 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Romania and Mauritius, respectively. Check Romania vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 703rd and 4589th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$5.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$2.92
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$19.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$62
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$3923

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$718
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$784
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$770
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$776
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$852
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1365
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1417
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1439
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$461
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$353
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$428
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$585
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1608
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$587
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1127
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1144
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1165
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$992
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1014
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$327
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$326
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$363
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$332
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$332
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$335
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$952
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$762