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Pretoria vs. Port Louis Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 26.8% more expensive than Port Louis.

Restaurants: pay 14.4% more in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 2.3% less in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 50.4% more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 3.1% more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% more in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 17.8% less in Pretoria

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

Pretoria vs. Port Louis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pretoria instead of Port Louis, you would:

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pay 14.4% more for restaurants

	Port Louis	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.60 MUR304.55	$8.64 ZAR147.89	+31.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.15 MUR329.93	$5.04 ZAR86.27	-29.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 MUR45.68	$1.08 ZAR18.50	+9.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 MUR26.83	$0.85 ZAR14.58	+46.6%
Average			+14.4%

Port Louis vs. Pretoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3% less for groceries

	Port Louis	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 MUR34.77	$1.06 ZAR18.16	+40.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 MUR200.50	$4.04 ZAR69.13	-7.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.04 MUR279.09	$4.70 ZAR80.48	-22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 MUR113.45	$2.48 ZAR42.36	+0.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.64 MUR122.03	$2.11 ZAR36.15	-20.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 MUR42.36	$0.76 ZAR13.02	-17.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 MUR41.44	$0.71 ZAR12.19	-20.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 MUR30.85	$0.75 ZAR12.83	+12.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MUR56.18	$0.76 ZAR13.02	-37.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 MUR21.49	$0.60 ZAR10.20	+28.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 MUR21.49	$0.55 ZAR9.34	+17.2%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Port Louis	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.42 MUR250.09	$5.00 ZAR85.49	-7.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.25 MUR1,027.35	$170.26 ZAR2,913.51	+665.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,729.99 MUR1,649,653.55	$20,166.39 ZAR345,085.73	-43.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.78 MUR1,421.24	$12.96 ZAR221.84	-57.9%
Average			+139.0%

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pay 50.4% more for housing

	Port Louis	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.57 MUR1,549.78	$36.76 ZAR629.04	+9.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$368.29 MUR17,004.12	$407.94 ZAR6,980.59	+10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$318.82 MUR14,719.99	$411.01 ZAR7,033.18	+28.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.67 MUR1,785.51	$97.62 ZAR1,670.51	+152.4%
Average			+50.4%

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pay 3.1% more for childcare

	Port Louis	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$159.41 MUR7,359.99	$202.82 ZAR3,470.58	+27.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,837.29 MUR223,337.71	$3,822.97 ZAR65,418.40	-21.0%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Louis	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.20 MUR101.52	$2.30 ZAR39.44	+4.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 MUR120.55	$2.15 ZAR36.72	-17.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.60 MUR304.55	$2.88 ZAR49.30	-56.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.55 MUR1,133.61	$35.87 ZAR613.80	+46.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.05 MUR279.17	$7.78 ZAR133.10	+28.6%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 17.8% less for clothing

	Port Louis	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.21 MUR3,426.20	$50.50 ZAR864.09	-32.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.47 MUR2,284.14	$33.12 ZAR566.83	-33.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.19 MUR4,948.96	$89.07 ZAR1,524.13	-16.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.06 MUR3,603.86	$86.43 ZAR1,478.94	+10.7%
Average			-17.8%

Port Louis vs. Pretoria - Cost of clothing

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