Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 26.9% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 24.1% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Maseru
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP712,669
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
|
pay 56.1% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP69,720
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP457,622
|
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP571,974
|
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP192,924
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP295,347
|
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,045
|
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP50,791
|
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,312
|
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,258
|
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,228
|
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,862
|
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
|
pay 29.2% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP314,737
|
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,227,091,542
|
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
|
pay 68.8% less for housing
Beirut
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP68,761,451
|
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP32,892,429
|
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,880,044
|
?? | |
pay 82.8% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP28,952,190
|
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP369,697,196
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP221,137
|
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,419,256
|
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
?? | |
pay 19.1% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,455,189
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,608,309
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,499,146
|
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
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