Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 11.8% more expensive than Port Louis.
- Restaurants
-
pay 22.0% more in Pretoria
- Groceries
-
pay 10.1% less in Pretoria
- Transportation
-
pay 21.7% more in Pretoria
- Housing
-
pay 35.7% more in Pretoria
- Childcare
-
pay 11.8% more in Pretoria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1% more in Pretoria
- Clothing
-
pay 0.7% less in Pretoria
The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Pretoria are more expensive than in Port Louis. Expenses including groceries and clothing are lower in Pretoria.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 22.0% more for restaurants
|
Port Louis
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
MUR279.65
|
$8.52
ZAR159.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR254.22
|
$4.68
ZAR87.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR44.63
|
$1.01
ZAR18.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR26.06
|
$0.81
ZAR15.20
|
|
pay 10.1% less for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR40.31
|
$1.07
ZAR20.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR274.56
|
$3.70
ZAR69.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR274.40
|
$4.91
ZAR91.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR94.40
|
$2.35
ZAR43.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR139.91
|
$2.08
ZAR38.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR46.70
|
$0.69
ZAR12.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR40.13
|
$0.68
ZAR12.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR39.21
|
$0.73
ZAR13.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR65.15
|
$0.75
ZAR14.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR25.75
|
$0.64
ZAR11.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR24.79
|
$0.58
ZAR10.91
|
|
pay 21.7% more for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR279.13
|
$5.05
ZAR94.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR1,029.10
|
$65.32
ZAR1,222.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,627,031.65
|
$19,084.78
ZAR357,114.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR966.05
|
$8.78
ZAR164.21
|
|
pay 35.7% more for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,572.08
|
$39.13
ZAR732.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR23,897.03
|
$416.34
ZAR7,790.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,812.55
|
$379.25
ZAR7,096.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,665.41
|
$86.03
ZAR1,609.79
|
|
pay 11.8% more for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR10,406.22
|
$216.65
ZAR4,053.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR183,041.06
|
$4,800.41
ZAR89,825.19
|
|
pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR106.77
|
$2.39
ZAR44.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR105.64
|
$2.00
ZAR37.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR310.15
|
$2.95
ZAR55.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,321.96
|
$34.21
ZAR640.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR254.22
|
$7.81
ZAR146.14
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,745.62
|
$49.09
ZAR918.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR2,088.02
|
$34.65
ZAR648.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,304.85
|
$92.30
ZAR1,727.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,559.13
|
$98.31
ZAR1,839.53
|
|
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