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
MUR277.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL211.34
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.78
|
$0.94
MUR44.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.90
|
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
|
pay 17.3% more for groceries
|
Maseru
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.98
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.70
|
$5.77
MUR272.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.58
|
$5.77
MUR272.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.30
|
$1.99
MUR93.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.42
|
$2.94
MUR138.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.10
|
$0.98
MUR46.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.34
|
$0.84
MUR39.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.02
|
$0.82
MUR38.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.16
|
$1.37
MUR64.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.13
|
$0.54
MUR25.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.54
|
$0.52
MUR24.62
|
|
pay 84.0% more for transportation
|
Maseru
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL84.59
|
$5.87
MUR277.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL518.23
|
$21.64
MUR1,021.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL362,763.62
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,397.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL102.61
|
$20.32
MUR959.14
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Maseru
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL414.59
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,625.72
|
$502.57
MUR23,726.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,330.13
|
$395.64
MUR18,678.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$35.02
MUR1,653.51
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
|
Maseru
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL535.51
|
$218.85
MUR10,331.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,383.86
|
$3,849.44
MUR181,732.24
|
|
pay 39.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.84
|
$2.25
MUR106.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.57
|
$2.22
MUR104.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.10
|
$6.52
MUR307.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL397.31
|
$27.80
MUR1,312.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
pay 2.8% less for clothing
|
Maseru
|
Port Louis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL777.35
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL725.53
|
$43.91
MUR2,073.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,831.09
|
$90.53
MUR4,274.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,591.17
|
$74.85
MUR3,533.68
|
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