Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 26.5% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 19.6% more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.42
BWP60.02
|
$5.96
MUR275.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
BWP76.02
|
$5.31
MUR245.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BWP10.11
|
$0.99
MUR45.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BWP6.50
|
$0.55
MUR25.54
|
|
pay 28.9% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
BWP10.45
|
$0.68
MUR31.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.96
|
$5.85
MUR270.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
BWP63.45
|
$5.66
MUR261.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BWP28.51
|
$2.02
MUR93.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
BWP29.61
|
$2.98
MUR137.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.57
|
$0.82
MUR37.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.42
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BWP10.23
|
$0.92
MUR42.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.12
|
$1.41
MUR65.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.79
|
$0.58
MUR26.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.21
|
$0.65
MUR30.09
|
|
pay 31.1% more for transportation
Gaborone
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
BWP57.78
|
$5.90
MUR272.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP326.10
|
$21.67
MUR1,001.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP250,075.22
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,602,207.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP260.08
|
$20.59
MUR951.31
|
|
pay 47.1% more for housing
Gaborone
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.48
BWP875.26
|
$36.24
MUR1,674.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.63
BWP3,334.34
|
$462.26
MUR21,362.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.77
BWP1,938.08
|
$375.59
MUR17,357.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP546.37
|
$32.64
MUR1,508.55
|
|
pay 6.5% more for childcare
Gaborone
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.76
BWP2,399.47
|
$221.74
MUR10,247.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,452.65
BWP60,443.18
|
$3,900.32
MUR180,248.34
|
|
pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
BWP27.51
|
$2.38
MUR110.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
BWP30.88
|
$2.30
MUR106.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
BWP60.02
|
$6.50
MUR300.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.69
BWP457.36
|
$28.17
MUR1,301.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.63
BWP90.03
|
$5.42
MUR250.34
|
|
pay 46.0% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.53
BWP550.17
|
$58.50
MUR2,703.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.90
BWP324.38
|
$44.49
MUR2,056.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.23
BWP844.70
|
$91.73
MUR4,239.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.58
BWP971.72
|
$75.84
MUR3,504.83
|
|
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