Cost of living comparison

Port Louis, Mauritius

compared to

Budapest, Hungary

Budapest vs. Port Louis Cost of Living Summary

Budapest is 40.4% more expensive than Port Louis.

Restaurants: pay 76.2% more in Budapest
Groceries: pay 2.3% less in Budapest
Transportation: pay 11.9% less in Budapest
Housing: pay 51.0% more in Budapest
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Budapest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.1% more in Budapest
Clothing: pay 8.5% more in Budapest

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

Budapest vs. Port Louis Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.2% more for restaurants

	Port Louis	Budapest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.88 MUR265.00	$10.52 HUF3,795.65	+78.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 MUR240.91	$7.89 HUF2,846.73	+47.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 MUR42.29	$1.53 HUF550.35	+62.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 MUR24.69	$1.18 HUF426.70	+115.8%
Average			+76.2%

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pay 2.3% less for groceries

	Port Louis	Budapest
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 MUR38.20	$1.48 HUF534.03	+74.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 MUR260.18	$4.42 HUF1,592.99	-23.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.77 MUR260.04	$3.98 HUF1,435.49	-31.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MUR89.46	$2.43 HUF877.42	+22.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.94 MUR132.59	$2.44 HUF880.31	-17.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 MUR44.26	$0.71 HUF255.11	-28.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MUR38.03	$0.80 HUF287.63	-5.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 MUR37.15	$0.81 HUF291.19	-2.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MUR61.74	$1.17 HUF423.02	-14.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 MUR24.40	$0.51 HUF183.64	-6.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 MUR23.49	$0.55 HUF197.39	+4.9%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 11.9% less for transportation

	Port Louis	Budapest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.87 MUR264.51	$6.17 HUF2,226.54	+5.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.64 MUR975.21	$23.54 HUF8,492.76	+8.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,217.28 MUR1,541,830.73	$26,962.74 HUF9,726,343.86	-21.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.32 MUR915.46	$12.15 HUF4,383.97	-40.2%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 51.0% more for housing

	Port Louis	Budapest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.06 MUR1,489.76	$17.98 HUF6,487.56	-45.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.57 MUR22,645.64	$642.83 HUF231,889.96	+27.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$395.64 MUR17,827.42	$478.04 HUF172,444.86	+20.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.02 MUR1,578.20	$105.42 HUF38,028.37	+201.0%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Port Louis	Budapest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$218.85 MUR9,861.29	$423.92 HUF152,920.75	+93.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,849.44 MUR173,455.96	$10,554.11 HUF3,807,214.33	+174.2%
Average			+133.9%

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pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Louis	Budapest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 MUR101.18	$2.63 HUF948.91	+17.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 MUR100.11	$2.37 HUF856.19	+6.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.52 MUR293.91	$5.98 HUF2,158.77	-8.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.80 MUR1,252.74	$49.31 HUF17,788.64	+77.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.35 MUR240.91	$7.63 HUF2,751.84	+42.7%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 8.5% more for clothing

	Port Louis	Budapest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.74 MUR2,601.84	$74.81 HUF26,986.44	+29.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.91 MUR1,978.68	$36.73 HUF13,249.09	-16.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.53 MUR4,079.43	$86.74 HUF31,288.18	-4.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.85 MUR3,372.75	$93.52 HUF33,735.44	+24.9%
Average			+8.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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