Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 18.9% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 1.8% less for restaurants
|
Gaborone
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
$5.88
MUR277.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
$0.94
MUR44.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
|
pay 23.7% more for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
$5.77
MUR272.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
$5.77
MUR272.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
$1.99
MUR93.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
$2.94
MUR138.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
$0.98
MUR46.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
$0.84
MUR39.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
$0.82
MUR38.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
$1.37
MUR64.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
$0.54
MUR25.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
$0.52
MUR24.62
|
|
pay 17.7% more for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
$5.87
MUR277.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
$21.64
MUR1,021.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,397.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
$20.32
MUR959.14
|
|
pay 42.2% more for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
$502.57
MUR23,726.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
$395.64
MUR18,678.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.51
|
|
pay 12.1% more for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
$218.85
MUR10,331.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
$3,849.44
MUR181,732.24
|
|
pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
$2.25
MUR106.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
$2.22
MUR104.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
$6.52
MUR307.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
$27.80
MUR1,312.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
pay 32.0% more for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
$43.91
MUR2,073.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
$90.53
MUR4,274.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
$74.85
MUR3,533.68
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Port Louis or Gaborone. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.