Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 2.2 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 20.5% less for restaurants
|
Maseru
|
Port Louis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.88
MUR277.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL212.37
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.87
|
$0.94
MUR44.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.95
|
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
|
pay 17.3% more for groceries
|
Maseru
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL15.05
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.94
|
$5.77
MUR272.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.91
|
$5.77
MUR272.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.41
|
$1.99
MUR93.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.69
|
$2.94
MUR138.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.18
|
$0.98
MUR46.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.42
|
$0.84
MUR39.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.11
|
$0.82
MUR38.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.26
|
$1.37
MUR64.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.18
|
$0.54
MUR25.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.60
|
$0.52
MUR24.61
|
|
pay 84.0% more for transportation
|
Maseru
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL85.01
|
$5.87
MUR277.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL520.76
|
$21.64
MUR1,021.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL364,535.15
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,055.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL103.11
|
$20.32
MUR958.94
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Maseru
|
Port Louis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL416.61
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,638.54
|
$502.57
MUR23,721.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,336.63
|
$395.64
MUR18,674.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$35.02
MUR1,653.16
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
|
Maseru
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL538.12
|
$218.85
MUR10,329.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,483.40
|
$3,849.44
MUR181,693.76
|
|
pay 39.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL34.00
|
$2.25
MUR105.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.69
|
$2.22
MUR104.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.53
|
$6.52
MUR307.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL399.25
|
$27.80
MUR1,312.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
|
pay 2.8% less for clothing
|
Maseru
|
Port Louis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL781.15
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL729.07
|
$43.91
MUR2,072.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,840.03
|
$90.53
MUR4,273.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,603.82
|
$74.85
MUR3,532.93
|
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