Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 71.6% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 65.5% less for restaurants
Hamilton
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Maseru
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$50.00
BMD50.00
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
BMD15.00
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.19
BMD3.19
|
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
BMD2.75
|
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
|
pay 76.5% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
Maseru
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$8.20
BMD8.20
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.11
BMD8.11
|
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
BMD16.07
|
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.10
BMD8.10
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.59
BMD9.59
|
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.20
BMD5.20
|
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.20
BMD3.20
|
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
BMD4.74
|
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.36
BMD4.36
|
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
BMD3.84
|
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
BMD2.84
|
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
|
pay 60.8% less for transportation
Hamilton
|
Maseru
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.77
BMD8.77
|
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
BMD69.00
|
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,500.00
BMD36,500.00
|
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.38
BMD36.38
|
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
|
pay 91.5% less for housing
Hamilton
|
Maseru
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$138.75
BMD138.75
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,411.11
BMD3,411.11
|
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,200.00
BMD2,200.00
|
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.60
BMD199.60
|
?? | |
pay 96.7% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,268.00
BMD1,268.00
|
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,555.56
BMD24,555.56
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
|
pay 82.3% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BMD10.00
|
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.68
BMD5.68
|
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.50
BMD17.50
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$172.00
BMD172.00
|
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
BMD13.00
|
?? | |
pay 27.9% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
Maseru
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.00
BMD75.00
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BMD60.00
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.00
BMD140.00
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.83
BMD133.83
|
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
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