Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 53.0% cheaper than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
Maseru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
|
pay 48.8% less for groceries
Bridgetown
|
Maseru
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
|
pay 43.6% less for transportation
Bridgetown
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
|
pay 67.9% less for housing
Bridgetown
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
?? | |
pay 86.0% less for childcare
Bridgetown
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
|
pay 63.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
?? | |
pay 22.5% less for clothing
Bridgetown
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
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