Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 44.0% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 46.1% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Maseru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,479
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,112
|
$10.99
LSL210.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,426
|
$0.66
LSL12.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA437
|
$0.27
LSL5.26
|
|
pay 49.3% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,023
|
$0.75
LSL14.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,913
|
$1.78
LSL34.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,007
|
$3.51
LSL67.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,842
|
$1.18
LSL22.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,326
|
$2.11
LSL40.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,393
|
$0.85
LSL16.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA843
|
$0.92
LSL17.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
$0.93
LSL17.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,697
|
$0.80
LSL15.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA696
|
$0.71
LSL13.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA928
|
$0.75
LSL14.29
|
|
pay 43.9% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,321
|
$3.33
LSL63.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.90
LSL457.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,192,242
|
$19,189.33
LSL367,450.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,800
|
$5.32
LSL101.84
|
|
pay 64.0% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,973
|
$42.49
LSL813.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA307,587
|
$274.13
LSL5,249.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,311
|
$162.65
LSL3,114.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA259,795
|
$41.93
LSL802.83
|
|
pay 93.8% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA735,893
|
$28.78
LSL551.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,396,552
|
$877.23
LSL16,797.74
|
|
pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA716
|
$0.82
LSL15.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,921
|
$1.37
LSL26.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA819
|
$4.66
LSL89.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,701
|
$26.50
LSL507.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,117
|
$4.11
LSL78.74
|
|
pay 23.8% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,530
|
$40.43
LSL774.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,529
|
$25.59
LSL489.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,189
|
$68.53
LSL1,312.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,917
|
$102.34
LSL1,959.74
|
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