Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 27.3% cheaper than Port Louis.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 7.3% more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Maseru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
|
pay 1.2% less for groceries
Port Louis
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
|
pay 29.5% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.79
|
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
|
pay 57.8% less for housing
Port Louis
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
?? | |
pay 79.9% less for childcare
Port Louis
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.90
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
|
pay 40.2% less for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
?? | |
pay 10.0% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
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