Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 77.5% more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 3.8% less for restaurants
Maseru
|
Rabat
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.75
MAD37.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL205.01
|
$6.00
MAD59.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.30
|
$0.63
MAD6.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.13
|
$0.37
MAD3.72
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
Maseru
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.56
|
$0.51
MAD5.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL47.69
|
$4.75
MAD47.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL62.36
|
$3.06
MAD30.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.47
|
$1.79
MAD17.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL55.54
|
$2.66
MAD26.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.51
|
$0.65
MAD6.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL18.05
|
$0.56
MAD5.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL24.30
|
$0.30
MAD2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.83
|
$0.35
MAD3.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.58
|
$0.28
MAD2.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.66
|
$0.27
MAD2.72
|
|
pay 28.7% more for transportation
Maseru
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL82.99
|
$5.81
MAD57.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL510.20
|
$24.99
MAD248.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL357,143.23
|
$26,988.52
MAD267,963.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL101.02
|
$8.12
MAD80.59
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Rabat
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL408.16
|
$40.82
MAD405.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,571.43
|
$412.37
MAD4,094.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,785.72
|
$261.16
MAD2,593.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$32.04
MAD318.12
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL527.21
|
$135.41
MAD1,344.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL20,068.05
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,386.30
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.38
|
$4.00
MAD39.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.63
|
$1.74
MAD17.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL86.73
|
$3.90
MAD38.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL391.16
|
$26.24
MAD260.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.50
MAD64.51
|
|
pay 12.4% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Rabat
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL765.31
|
$64.15
MAD636.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL714.29
|
$46.23
MAD459.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,802.72
|
$93.91
MAD932.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,551.02
|
$100.55
MAD998.32
|
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