Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 3.2 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 34.1% more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Santo Domingo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$10.00
DOP591.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL205.01
|
$6.89
DOP407.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.30
|
$0.90
DOP53.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.13
|
$0.55
DOP32.69
|
|
pay 27.5% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.56
|
$2.14
DOP126.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL47.69
|
$3.45
DOP204.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL62.36
|
$4.88
DOP288.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.47
|
$2.10
DOP124.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL55.54
|
$2.73
DOP161.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.51
|
$1.31
DOP77.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL18.05
|
$0.35
DOP20.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL24.30
|
$1.26
DOP74.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.83
|
$0.73
DOP42.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.58
|
$0.83
DOP49.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.66
|
$1.11
DOP65.37
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Maseru
|
Santo Domingo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL82.99
|
$4.95
DOP292.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL510.20
|
$86.16
DOP5,094.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL357,143.23
|
$29,292.87
DOP1,732,076.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL101.02
|
$22.06
DOP1,304.15
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Santo Domingo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL408.16
|
$44.89
DOP2,654.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,571.43
|
$847.67
DOP50,122.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,785.72
|
$416.69
DOP24,638.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$39.78
DOP2,352.28
|
|
pay 10.5 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL527.21
|
$415.27
DOP24,554.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL20,068.05
|
$6,617.64
DOP391,298.42
|
|
pay 91.8% more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.38
|
$2.58
DOP152.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.63
|
$2.49
DOP147.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL86.73
|
$4.31
DOP254.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL391.16
|
$37.03
DOP2,189.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.46
DOP382.08
|
|
pay 17.3% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL765.31
|
$59.66
DOP3,527.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL714.29
|
$58.15
DOP3,438.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,802.72
|
$95.85
DOP5,667.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,551.02
|
$96.92
DOP5,731.14
|
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