Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 56.3% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Australia, you would:
pay 50.0% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.79
A$24.96
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.81
A$14.59
|
$10.94
LSL194.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.81
|
$0.66
LSL11.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
A$3.18
|
$0.27
LSL4.87
|
|
pay 36.2% less for groceries
Australia
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
A$3.46
|
$0.78
LSL13.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
A$7.01
|
$2.55
LSL45.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
A$8.55
|
$3.33
LSL59.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
A$5.74
|
$1.20
LSL21.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.99
A$5.92
|
$2.97
LSL52.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
A$2.12
|
$0.88
LSL15.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.86
|
$0.96
LSL17.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.06
|
$1.30
LSL23.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
A$2.98
|
$1.11
LSL19.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.68
|
$0.78
LSL13.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
A$1.41
|
$0.89
LSL15.82
|
|
pay 44.0% less for transportation
Australia
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
A$7.03
|
$4.43
LSL78.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.46
A$125.55
|
$27.24
LSL484.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,859.34
A$41,411.71
|
$19,066.76
LSL339,125.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
A$26.94
|
$5.39
LSL95.92
|
|
pay 78.5% less for housing
Australia
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.36
A$82.29
|
$21.79
LSL387.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.08
A$1,870.08
|
$190.67
LSL3,391.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$971.44
A$1,444.01
|
$95.33
LSL1,695.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.88
A$210.90
|
?? | |
pay 95.3% less for childcare
Australia
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,377.23
A$2,047.19
|
$28.15
LSL500.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,720.56
A$21,881.48
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,055.60
|
|
pay 73.6% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.69
A$9.95
|
$0.82
LSL14.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
A$5.36
|
$1.37
LSL24.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.13
A$41.82
|
$4.63
LSL82.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.84
A$80.03
|
$20.88
LSL371.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
A$19.68
|
?? | |
pay 16.6% less for clothing
Australia
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.27
A$111.89
|
$40.86
LSL726.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
A$80.72
|
$38.13
LSL678.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.43
A$152.26
|
$96.24
LSL1,711.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.12
A$175.58
|
$136.19
LSL2,422.32
|
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