Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 2.7% cheaper than Vientiane.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 66.3% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK39,016
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK69,536
|
$10.94
LSL205.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,492
|
$0.66
LSL12.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,203
|
$0.27
LSL5.13
|
|
pay 10.5% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK19,976
|
$0.78
LSL14.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK302,265
|
$2.55
LSL47.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK141,687
|
$3.33
LSL62.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK38,625
|
$1.20
LSL22.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK64,623
|
$2.97
LSL55.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,410
|
$0.88
LSL16.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK10,847
|
$0.96
LSL18.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,380
|
$1.30
LSL24.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,244
|
$1.11
LSL20.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,137
|
$0.78
LSL14.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,085
|
$0.89
LSL16.66
|
|
pay 41.1% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK110,324
|
$4.43
LSL82.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,094,402
|
$27.24
LSL510.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK621,101,868
|
$19,066.76
LSL357,143.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK385,122
|
$5.39
LSL101.02
|
|
pay 34.3% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK286,952
|
$21.79
LSL408.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,542,901
|
$190.67
LSL3,571.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK16,864,793
|
$95.33
LSL1,785.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,405,151
|
?? | |
pay 90.2% less for childcare
Vientiane
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,362,596
|
$28.15
LSL527.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK199,692,777
|
$1,071.37
LSL20,068.05
|
|
pay 21.8% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,396
|
$0.82
LSL15.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK35,848
|
$1.37
LSL25.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK35,240
|
$4.63
LSL86.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,094,951
|
$20.88
LSL391.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,489
|
?? | |
pay 48.4% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,759,664
|
$40.86
LSL765.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,338,181
|
$38.13
LSL714.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,262,759
|
$96.24
LSL1,802.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK916,654
|
$136.19
LSL2,551.02
|
|
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