Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 42.9% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 23.8% more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW130.88
|
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW87.20
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW24.81
|
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.39
|
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
|
pay 14.8% more for groceries
Lusaka
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW20.36
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW100.21
|
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW124.38
|
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW61.33
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW45.36
|
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW28.69
|
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.04
|
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW30.65
|
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW15.78
|
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW18.61
|
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW18.64
|
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
|
pay 94.6% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW128.25
|
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW940.38
|
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW203,244.71
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW307.99
|
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
|
pay 18.9% more for housing
Lusaka
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,667.49
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,666.80
|
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,052.15
|
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,120.21
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
|
pay 32.8% more for childcare
Lusaka
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,826.16
|
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW149,414.85
|
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.90
|
|
pay 66.7% more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW26.00
|
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW55.72
|
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW65.33
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,032.30
|
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW79.12
|
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
|
pay 49.0% more for clothing
Lusaka
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW622.82
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW666.73
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,289.69
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,231.70
|
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
|
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