Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 43.8% cheaper than Saipan.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 44.9% less for restaurants
Saipan
|
Maseru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.94
LSL205.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.66
LSL12.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.27
LSL5.13
|
|
pay 45.9% less for groceries
Saipan
|
Maseru
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$0.78
LSL14.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.55
LSL47.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$3.33
LSL62.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$1.20
LSL22.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$2.97
LSL55.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.88
LSL16.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.96
LSL18.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.30
LSL24.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.11
LSL20.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.78
LSL14.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.89
LSL16.66
|
|
pay 46.3% less for transportation
Saipan
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$4.43
LSL82.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.24
LSL510.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$19,066.76
LSL357,143.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$5.39
LSL101.02
|
|
pay 70.7% less for housing
Saipan
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$21.79
LSL408.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$190.67
LSL3,571.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$95.33
LSL1,785.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
?? | |
pay 82.1% less for childcare
Saipan
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$28.15
LSL527.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$1,071.37
LSL20,068.05
|
|
pay 70.9% less for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$0.82
LSL15.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$1.37
LSL25.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.63
LSL86.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$20.88
LSL391.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
?? | |
pay 54.1% more for clothing
Saipan
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$40.86
LSL765.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$38.13
LSL714.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$96.24
LSL1,802.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$136.19
LSL2,551.02
|
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