Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 51.8% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Maseru instead of France, you would:
pay 53.5% less for restaurants
France
|
Maseru
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.77
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€10.01
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.77
|
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
|
pay 32.2% less for groceries
France
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.49
|
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.12
|
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.91
|
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.23
|
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
|
pay 49.5% less for transportation
France
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.89
|
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.95
|
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€17.13
|
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
|
pay 63.2% less for housing
France
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€722.72
|
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€567.41
|
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
?? | |
pay 92.5% less for childcare
France
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€656.51
|
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
|
pay 60.7% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.73
|
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.83
|
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.43
|
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.98
|
?? | |
pay 10.8% less for clothing
France
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€117.45
|
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
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