Cost of living comparison

Port Louis, Mauritius

compared to

Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest vs. Port Louis Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 54.7% more expensive than Port Louis.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 1.7% less in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 28.0% less in Bucharest
Housing: pay 55.0% more in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.7% more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 15.6% more in Bucharest

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Bucharest are more expensive than in Port Louis. Expenses including transportation and groceries are lower in Bucharest. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

Bucharest vs. Port Louis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bucharest instead of Port Louis, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Port Louis	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.88 MUR269.24	$11.85 RON54.48	+101.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 MUR244.76	$7.54 RON34.67	+41.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 MUR42.97	$2.00 RON9.18	+112.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 MUR25.09	$2.20 RON10.13	+302.1%
Average			+139.4%

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pay 1.7% less for groceries

	Port Louis	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 MUR38.81	$1.17 RON5.40	+38.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 MUR264.34	$4.52 RON20.80	-21.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.77 MUR264.19	$6.34 RON29.15	+9.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MUR90.89	$3.28 RON15.06	+65.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.94 MUR134.71	$3.09 RON14.20	+5.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 MUR44.96	$0.59 RON2.69	-40.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MUR38.64	$0.77 RON3.53	-8.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 MUR37.75	$0.75 RON3.45	-8.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MUR62.73	$0.88 RON4.05	-35.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 MUR24.79	$0.51 RON2.33	-6.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 MUR23.87	$0.44 RON2.03	-15.5%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 28.0% less for transportation

	Port Louis	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.87 MUR268.74	$6.09 RON28.01	+3.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.64 MUR990.79	$17.24 RON79.24	-20.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,217.28 MUR1,566,466.96	$26,003.12 RON119,528.53	-24.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.32 MUR930.09	$5.82 RON26.74	-71.4%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 55.0% more for housing

	Port Louis	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.06 MUR1,513.56	$9.35 RON43.00	-71.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.57 MUR23,007.48	$601.94 RON2,766.92	+19.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$395.64 MUR18,112.27	$397.23 RON1,825.95	+0.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.02 MUR1,603.42	$130.07 RON597.88	+271.4%
Average			+55.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Port Louis	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$218.85 MUR10,018.86	$527.95 RON2,426.83	+141.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,849.44 MUR176,227.53	$10,631.65 RON48,870.50	+176.2%
Average			+158.7%

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pay 43.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Louis	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 MUR102.80	$3.23 RON14.86	+43.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 MUR101.71	$3.17 RON14.56	+42.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.52 MUR298.61	$5.98 RON27.49	-8.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.80 MUR1,272.75	$49.84 RON229.11	+79.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.35 MUR244.76	$8.62 RON39.62	+61.2%
Average			+43.7%

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pay 15.6% more for clothing

	Port Louis	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.74 MUR2,643.41	$78.42 RON360.45	+35.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.91 MUR2,010.30	$39.68 RON182.39	-9.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.53 MUR4,144.61	$85.94 RON395.06	-5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.85 MUR3,426.65	$105.80 RON486.34	+41.4%
Average			+15.6%

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