Maseru vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1489
$1942
🏠 One person rent
$228
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$395
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$522
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
16
27
😀 Quality of life
15
62
🏙️ Population
344K
149K

The cost of living in Maseru is 24% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 7499th and 6351st ($627 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.6 months in Port Louis. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 9036th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.9
 Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67.3
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$160
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$370
$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$19.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.9
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1137
$3888

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$581
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$696
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$774
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$788
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$859
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$862
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$689
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$717
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$953
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$717
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$971
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$834
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$696
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$822
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$997
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$874
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$791
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$819
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$838
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1286
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$909
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$943
410 km or 255 mi East London
$703
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$848
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$809
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$841
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$792
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$692
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$623
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$459
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$690
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$901
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$718
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$654

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$767
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$804
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$701
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$796
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$777
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1457
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1481
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$457
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$519
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$348
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$403
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$670
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$500
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$498
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$591
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$516
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$515
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$526
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$736