Port Louis vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$826
$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1942
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$394
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.1
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$522
$1885
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
27
92
😀 Quality of life
62
86
🏙️ Population
149K
2.75M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 53% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6351st and 2722nd ($826 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Mauritius and Italy, respectively. Check Mauritius vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 4805th and 294th 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
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$5.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.1
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.13%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1168
$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.7
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.08
$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.77
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$123
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3888
$10781

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$928
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1654
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1492
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1427
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1316
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1400
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1324
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1545
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1277
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1061
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1058
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1117
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1168
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1424
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1268
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1034
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1129
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1188
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1340
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1148
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1148
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1301
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1259
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1320
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1294
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1249
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1323
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1601
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1212
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1449
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1342
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1199
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1400
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1208
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1240
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1632
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1262