Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 2.2 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 33.9% more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Port Louis
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.96
MUR275.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
$5.31
MUR245.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
$0.99
MUR45.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
$0.55
MUR25.54
|
|
pay 16.7% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
$0.68
MUR31.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
$5.85
MUR270.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
$5.66
MUR261.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
$2.02
MUR93.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
$2.98
MUR137.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
$0.82
MUR37.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
$0.92
MUR42.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
$1.41
MUR65.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
$0.58
MUR26.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
$0.65
MUR30.09
|
|
pay 94.1% more for transportation
Maseru
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
$5.90
MUR272.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
$21.67
MUR1,001.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,602,207.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
$20.59
MUR951.31
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
$36.24
MUR1,674.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
$462.26
MUR21,362.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
$375.59
MUR17,357.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$32.64
MUR1,508.55
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
$221.74
MUR10,247.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
$3,900.32
MUR180,248.34
|
|
pay 83.5% more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
$2.38
MUR110.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
$2.30
MUR106.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
$6.50
MUR300.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
$28.17
MUR1,301.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.42
MUR250.34
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
$58.50
MUR2,703.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
$44.49
MUR2,056.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
$91.73
MUR4,239.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
$75.84
MUR3,504.83
|
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