Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 93.1% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 26.8% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Mauritius
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.55
MUR254.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$5.02
MUR230.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$0.93
MUR42.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$0.53
MUR24.29
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$0.59
MUR26.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$4.70
MUR215.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$4.93
MUR225.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$1.92
MUR88.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$2.45
MUR112.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$0.79
MUR36.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$0.73
MUR33.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$0.86
MUR39.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$1.21
MUR55.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.49
MUR22.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.56
MUR25.65
|
|
pay 87.3% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$5.61
MUR257.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$29.60
MUR1,357.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$30,264.09
MUR1,387,911.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$19.16
MUR878.72
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$29.67
MUR1,360.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$406.98
MUR18,663.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$296.33
MUR13,589.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$30.89
MUR1,416.57
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$153.14
MUR7,022.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$3,906.27
MUR179,141.44
|
|
pay 80.3% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$2.12
MUR97.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$2.25
MUR103.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$5.76
MUR263.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$36.38
MUR1,668.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.43
MUR248.85
|
|
pay 18.9% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$43.97
MUR2,016.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$35.68
MUR1,636.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$74.77
MUR3,429.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$61.79
MUR2,833.53
|
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