Port Louis vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Port Louis Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1975
$4816
🏠 One person rent
$347
$1184
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$2040
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$634
$2197
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
35 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
28
91
😀 Quality of life
65
91
🏙️ Population
149K
2.75M

The cost of living in Port Louis is 61% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6712th and 1819th ($812 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Mauritius and Italy, respectively. Check Mauritius vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 5184th and 179th 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
$5.64
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$6.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1366
$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1104
$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.42
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.22
$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.69
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.29
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.39
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.8
$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$173
$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5625
$12431

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$749
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$815
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$819
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$807
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$796
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1618
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1600
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1624
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$481
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$496
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$460
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1237
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1646
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1233
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1181
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1521
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$505
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$495
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$521
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$950
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1200
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1814
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1702
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1500
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1435
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1419
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1405
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1675
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1441
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1385
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1180
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1165
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1353
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1376
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1322
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1240
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1404
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1187
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1227
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1437
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1275
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1332
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1432
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1686
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1083
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1456
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1615
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1450
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1312
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1233
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1391
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1718
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1358