Cost of living comparison
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Lesotho vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary
Lesotho is 49.0% cheaper than Mauritius overall.
Lesotho vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 43.6% more for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.25
MUR247.74
|
$9.01
LSL148.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
MUR312.79
|
$8.41
LSL138.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MUR50.99
|
$1.07
LSL17.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MUR27.70
|
$0.84
LSL13.85
|
|
Mauritius vs. Lesotho - Cost of restaurants
pay 3.9% more for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
MUR31.17
|
$0.83
LSL13.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
MUR175.63
|
$3.30
LSL54.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
MUR265.22
|
$4.38
LSL72.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.34
MUR110.44
|
$1.54
LSL25.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
MUR126.31
|
$2.79
LSL45.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MUR50.56
|
$0.85
LSL14.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
MUR47.98
|
$1.02
LSL16.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
MUR36.96
|
$1.23
LSL20.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MUR65.61
|
$1.09
LSL17.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
MUR20.99
|
$0.71
LSL11.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MUR20.99
|
$0.73
LSL12.00
|
|
Mauritius vs. Lesotho - Cost of groceries
pay 29.1% less for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
MUR250.54
|
$4.98
LSL81.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.92
MUR1,743.87
|
$30.04
LSL494.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,988.90
MUR1M
|
$21,030.86
LSL346K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.10
MUR1,327.33
|
$6.01
LSL98.92
|
|
Mauritius vs. Lesotho - Cost of transportation
pay 81.1% less for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.62
MUR1,304.30
|
$38.30
LSL630.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.47
MUR24,818.05
|
$93.14
LSL1,533.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.58
MUR16,794.14
|
$55.58
LSL915.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.75
MUR1,546.68
|
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Mauritius vs. Lesotho - Cost of housing
pay 73.9% less for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.23
MUR6,056.49
|
$52.06
LSL857.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,069.69
MUR334K
|
$1,181.73
LSL19,454.17
|
|
Mauritius vs. Lesotho - Cost of childcare
pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.53
MUR119.58
|
$1.80
LSL29.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.72
MUR128.69
|
$2.00
LSL32.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.37
MUR300.89
|
$5.11
LSL84.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.08
MUR1,562.23
|
$23.03
LSL379.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
MUR282.34
|
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Mauritius vs. Lesotho - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 19.2% more for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Lesotho
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.05
MUR2,741.51
|
$46.07
LSL758.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.34
MUR2,424.81
|
$55.58
LSL915.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.50
MUR4,652.17
|
$104.15
LSL1,714.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.59
MUR3,192.48
|
$150.22
LSL2,472.99
|
|
Mauritius vs. Lesotho - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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