Maseru vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$650
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1500
$2032
🏠 One person rent
$236
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.2
$64.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$751
$645
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
15
27
😀 Quality of life
24
66
🏙️ Population
344K
149K

The cost of living in Maseru is 22% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 7431st and 6542nd ($650 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Lesotho and Mauritius, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Maseru compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Port Louis ranked 2nd in Mauritius, while ranked 8994th and 4910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$3.07
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.4
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$504
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$49.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$28.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$1178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$1153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$28.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$8.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.43
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.28
$6.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.45
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.9
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1130
$4881

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$598
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$698
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$762
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$808
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$861
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$901
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$762
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$731
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$988
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$706
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$984
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$892
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1082
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$740
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$826
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$984
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$890
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$827
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$838
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$892
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1304
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$975
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$940
410 km or 255 mi East London
$784
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$875
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$833
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$830
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$814
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$637
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$599
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$469
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$637
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$946
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$668
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1005
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$607

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$774
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$834
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$842
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$822
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$812
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1576
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1561
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1590
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$476
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$493
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$453
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1207
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1585
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1207
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1168
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$996
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$506
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$493
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$519
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$915
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$609