Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 52.1% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 59.2% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Maseru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
₪70.82
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.57
₪50.59
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
₪9.03
|
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.96
|
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
|
pay 10.2% less for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
₪9.18
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
₪24.54
|
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
₪25.77
|
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
₪14.00
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
₪17.58
|
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.04
|
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.35
|
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.79
|
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₪3.20
|
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.14
|
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.03
|
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
|
pay 47.6% less for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.37
₪27.48
|
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.07
₪227.63
|
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,639.14
₪136,579.73
|
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
₪38.04
|
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
|
pay 62.9% less for housing
Jerusalem
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.22
₪90.29
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,522.86
₪5,676.77
|
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,068.33
₪3,982.43
|
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.43
₪422.85
|
?? | |
pay 92.7% less for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$754.83
₪2,813.80
|
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,851.86
₪36,724.77
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
|
pay 69.5% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.60
₪28.33
|
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
₪13.93
|
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.36
₪34.90
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.87
₪308.91
|
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.53
|
?? | |
pay 22.9% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.11
₪339.64
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.33
₪236.06
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.38
₪426.36
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.38
₪426.36
|
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
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