Maseru vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1559
$1975
🏠 One person rent
$260
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$303
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$63.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$636
$634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
15
28
😀 Quality of life
27
65
🏙️ Population
344K
149K

The cost of living in Maseru is 16% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 7352nd and 6712th ($681 vs $812) 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 0.9 months in Maseru compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 8913th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.85
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.77
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$3.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.4
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$134
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$45.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$399
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$538
$1104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.91
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.33
$6.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.54
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1246
$5625

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$573
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$630
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$763
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$826
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$875
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$927
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$952
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$826
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$791
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1050
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$765
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1057
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$948
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1171
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$792
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$892
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1089
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$958
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$912
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$910
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$967
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1419
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1049
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$1017
410 km or 255 mi East London
$795
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$901
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$899
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$874
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$697
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$652
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$511
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$694
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$980
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$731
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$662

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$749
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$815
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$819
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$807
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$796
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1618
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1600
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1624
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$481
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$496
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$460
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1237
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1646
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1233
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1181
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1521
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$505
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$495
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$521
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$950
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$588