Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

compared to

Mauritius

Mauritius vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

Mauritius is 95.9% more expensive than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.4% less in Mauritius
Groceries: pay 3.8% less in Mauritius
Transportation: pay 41.1% more in Mauritius
Housing: pay 5.3 times more in Mauritius
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Mauritius
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.1% more in Mauritius
Clothing: pay 16.1% less in Mauritius

The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Mauritius are more expensive than in Lesotho. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in Mauritius. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Mauritius.

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Mauritius vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

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pay 30.4% less for restaurants

	Lesotho	Mauritius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$5.25 MUR247.74	-41.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	$6.62 MUR312.79	-21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$1.08 MUR50.99	+1.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$0.59 MUR27.70	-30.3%
Average			-30.4%

Lesotho vs. Mauritius - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.8% less for groceries

	Lesotho	Mauritius
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$0.66 MUR31.17	-20.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$3.72 MUR175.63	+12.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$5.62 MUR265.22	+28.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$2.34 MUR110.44	+52.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$2.67 MUR126.31	-4.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$1.07 MUR50.56	+25.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$1.02 MUR47.98	+0.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$0.78 MUR36.96	-36.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$1.39 MUR65.61	+27.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$0.44 MUR20.99	-37.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$0.44 MUR20.99	-39.0%
Average			-3.8%

Lesotho vs. Mauritius - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.1% more for transportation

	Lesotho	Mauritius
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$5.30 MUR250.54	+6.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	$36.92 MUR1,743.87	+22.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	$30,988.90 MUR1M	+47.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$28.10 MUR1,327.33	+367.7%
Average			+41.1%

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pay 5.3 times more for housing

	Lesotho	Mauritius
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	$27.62 MUR1,304.30	-27.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$525.47 MUR24,818.05	+464.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$355.58 MUR16,794.14	+539.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$32.75 MUR1,546.68
Average			+430.3%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Lesotho	Mauritius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	$128.23 MUR6,056.49	+146.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	$7,069.69 MUR334K	+498.2%
Average			+283.9%

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pay 38.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Lesotho	Mauritius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$2.53 MUR119.58	+40.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$2.72 MUR128.69	+36.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$6.37 MUR300.89	+24.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	$33.08 MUR1,562.23	+43.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.98 MUR282.34
Average			+38.1%

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pay 16.1% less for clothing

	Lesotho	Mauritius
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	$58.05 MUR2,741.51	+26.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	$51.34 MUR2,424.81	-7.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	$98.50 MUR4,652.17	-5.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	$67.59 MUR3,192.48	-55.0%
Average			-16.1%

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