Busan vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Busan	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1122	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3048	$1942
🏠 One person rent	$395	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$821	$656
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2421	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	73	27
😀 Quality of life	89	62
🏙️ Population	3.45M	149K

The cost of living in Busan is 36% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 4837th and 6351st ($1122 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st 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 0.6 months in Port Louis. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 181st and 4805th 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	$5.92	$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.87	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.56	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.8	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.21%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8000	$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7248	$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.21	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.2	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.08	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$557	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14632	$3888

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$901
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$973
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1083
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$1002
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$893
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$992
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1099
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$931
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$1008
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1146
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$1114
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$980
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$1000
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$999
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$981
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$977
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$995
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1027
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$1005
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$985
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$871
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$981
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$992
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$915
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1178
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$978
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$968
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$996
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$1006
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$985
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$1015
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$1020
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$1016
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$994
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$975
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$1000

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