Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 3.0 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL205.01
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.30
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.13
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Maseru
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.56
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL47.69
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL62.36
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.47
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL55.54
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.51
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL18.05
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL24.30
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.83
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.58
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.66
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Maseru
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL82.99
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL510.20
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL357,143.23
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL101.02
|
?? |
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL408.16
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,571.43
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,785.72
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Maseru
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL527.21
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL20,068.05
|
?? |
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.38
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.63
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL86.73
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL391.16
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Maseru
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL765.31
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL714.29
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,802.72
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,551.02
|
?? |
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