Busan vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Busan	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2785	$1946
🏠 One person rent	$427	$337
🏘️ Family rent	$736	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2425	$684
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	72	28
😀 Quality of life	91	66
🏙️ Population	3.45M	149K

The cost of living in Busan is 35% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 5063rd and 6757th ($1084 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 5th in South Korea and Mauritius, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.9 months in Port Louis. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 120th and 4962nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Port Louis

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	Busan	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.61	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.41	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$3.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$489	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$882	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$498	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9604	$1585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7017	$1067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.9	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.86	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.99	$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.35	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.6	$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17592	$6482

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$1014
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1044
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1013
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$992
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$946
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1023
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$957
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$982
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$974
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$899
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$943
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$924
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1051
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$992
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$964
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$896
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$989
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$955
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$954
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$914
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$887
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$973
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$930
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$892
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$883
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$919
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$931
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$771
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$957
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$961
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$885
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$914
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$907
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$928
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$901
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$898
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$890
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$881
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$905
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$922

Cities near Port Louis

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