Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 10.2% cheaper than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 13.4% less for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Maseru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS7,527.41
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,313.47
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,181.91
|
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS861.63
|
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS1,791.43
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,108.80
|
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS3,610.90
|
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS1,843.47
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS1,826.90
|
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS731.54
|
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS713.98
|
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS505.26
|
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS666.65
|
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS345.07
|
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS354.45
|
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
|
pay 49.2% more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,056.88
|
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS7,970.20
|
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS17,711,563.20
|
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS6,783.53
|
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
|
pay 42.1% less for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS17,867.49
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS435,483.06
|
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS315,487.22
|
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS31,149.03
|
?? | |
pay 83.3% less for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS194,716.50
|
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS4,627,313.57
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
|
pay 10.9% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,328.37
|
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,018.26
|
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,771.16
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS18,999.12
|
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS3,780.34
|
?? | |
pay 19.6% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS72,268.49
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS58,262.90
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS102,909.04
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS92,198.75
|
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
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