Port Louis vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$829
$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1945
$4149
🏠 One person rent
$394
$891
🏘️ Family rent
$647
$1673
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$665
$1795
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
27
92
😀 Quality of life
65
87
🏙️ Population
149K
2.87M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 51% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6280th and 2685th ($829 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Mauritius and Italy, respectively. Check Mauritius vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Port Louis compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Port Louis ranked 1st best city to live in Mauritius vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 4589th and 230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port Louis vs Rome

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Port Louis Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.34
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$5.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$610
$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.2
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.4
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.13%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1162
$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1141
$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.23
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.2
$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.88
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$62
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3923
$9800

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$916
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1604
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1504
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1351
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1363
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1049
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1698
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1261
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1332
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1024
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1011
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1104
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$964
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1339
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1092
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1067
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1056
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1166
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1324
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1066
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1294
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1298
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1231
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1173
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1285
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1321
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1328
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1280
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1516
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1151
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1337
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1293
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1230
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1347
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1065
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1090
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1527
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1229