Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 3.1 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Maseru
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$10.93
CLF0.3600
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL205.01
|
$8.75
CLF0.2900
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.30
|
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.13
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 37.2% more for groceries
|
Maseru
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.56
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL47.69
|
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL62.36
|
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.47
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL55.54
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.51
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL18.05
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL24.30
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.83
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.58
|
$0.74
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.66
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 51.1% more for transportation
|
Maseru
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL82.99
|
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL510.20
|
$43.74
CLF1.4500
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL357,143.23
|
$17,494.37
CLF581.9700
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL101.02
|
$12.46
CLF0.4100
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Maseru
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL408.16
|
$21.91
CLF0.7300
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,571.43
|
$543.19
CLF18.0700
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,785.72
|
$457.36
CLF15.2100
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$117.58
CLF3.9100
|
|
pay 10.4 times more for childcare
|
Maseru
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL527.21
|
$405.22
CLF13.4800
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL20,068.05
|
$6,858.55
CLF228.1600
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.38
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.63
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL86.73
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL391.16
|
$39.95
CLF1.3300
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 11.6% less for clothing
|
Maseru
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL765.31
|
$54.28
CLF1.8100
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL714.29
|
$32.49
CLF1.0800
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,802.72
|
$74.64
CLF2.4800
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,551.02
|
$78.76
CLF2.6200
|
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