Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 14.6% cheaper than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 2.4% more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Maseru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB408.81
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB357.70
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB46.78
|
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.58
|
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
|
pay 18.6% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.41
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB261.52
|
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB326.08
|
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB147.75
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB353.78
|
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB169.15
|
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB27.99
|
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB62.83
|
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.10
|
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.36
|
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.63
|
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
|
pay 45.4% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB266.56
|
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB573.68
|
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,462,875.25
|
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB222.50
|
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
|
pay 76.1% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,746.25
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,647.38
|
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,391.59
|
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,161.68
|
?? | |
pay 81.9% less for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,775.35
|
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,519,396.27
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
|
pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.37
|
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.44
|
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,633.74
|
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB286.84
|
?? | |
pay 2.8% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,301.08
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,289.32
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,303.32
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,641.15
|
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
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