Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 52.7% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Maseru instead of France, you would:
pay 50.4% less for restaurants
France
|
Maseru
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.86
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.19
|
$10.99
LSL208.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$0.66
LSL12.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.74
|
$0.27
LSL5.21
|
|
pay 39.7% less for groceries
France
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
$0.75
LSL14.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.67
|
$1.78
LSL33.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$3.51
LSL66.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.20
|
$1.18
LSL22.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.81
|
$2.11
LSL40.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.85
LSL16.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.92
LSL17.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.93
LSL17.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$0.80
LSL15.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.71
LSL13.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$0.75
LSL14.15
|
|
pay 52.3% less for transportation
France
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.22
|
$3.33
LSL63.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.30
|
$23.90
LSL453.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,150.89
|
$19,189.33
LSL363,941.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.62
|
$5.32
LSL100.86
|
|
pay 42.2% less for housing
France
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.49
|
$42.49
LSL805.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€700.51
|
$274.13
LSL5,199.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€562.44
|
$162.65
LSL3,084.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€124.36
|
$41.93
LSL795.17
|
|
pay 94.0% less for childcare
France
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€620.95
|
$28.78
LSL545.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,415.05
|
$877.23
LSL16,637.31
|
|
pay 58.3% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.75
|
$0.82
LSL15.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.70
|
$1.37
LSL26.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.23
|
$4.66
LSL88.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€34.98
|
$26.50
LSL502.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.33
|
$4.11
LSL77.99
|
|
pay 32.0% less for clothing
France
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€78.45
|
$40.43
LSL766.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€35.83
|
$25.59
LSL485.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€83.79
|
$68.53
LSL1,299.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.01
|
$102.34
LSL1,941.02
|
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