Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 31.9% more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 44.2% more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
NPR367.60
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
NPR1,021.11
|
$10.99
LSL206.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
NPR60.69
|
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
NPR25.58
|
$0.27
LSL5.15
|
|
pay 64.5% more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
NPR70.72
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
NPR523.32
|
$1.78
LSL33.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
NPR393.27
|
$3.51
LSL65.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
NPR206.73
|
$1.18
LSL22.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR197.18
|
$2.11
LSL39.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
NPR137.14
|
$0.85
LSL16.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
NPR62.08
|
$0.92
LSL17.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
NPR81.05
|
$0.93
LSL17.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
NPR42.03
|
$0.80
LSL15.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.31
|
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.06
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
|
pay 26.3% more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NPR626.09
|
$3.33
LSL62.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
NPR1,046.64
|
$23.90
LSL448.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
NPR4,084,434.72
|
$19,189.33
LSL359,837.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
NPR1,072.16
|
$5.32
LSL99.73
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
NPR1,598.82
|
$42.49
LSL796.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
NPR24,551.00
|
$274.13
LSL5,140.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
NPR15,925.37
|
$162.65
LSL3,050.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
NPR2,786.11
|
$41.93
LSL786.20
|
|
pay 67.4% less for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
NPR10,859.49
|
$28.78
LSL539.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
NPR394,388.81
|
$877.23
LSL16,449.72
|
|
pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
NPR326.75
|
$0.82
LSL15.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
NPR205.61
|
$1.37
LSL25.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NPR408.44
|
$4.66
LSL87.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
NPR3,876.13
|
$26.50
LSL496.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
NPR510.55
|
$4.11
LSL77.11
|
|
pay 50.5% more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
NPR3,615.65
|
$40.43
LSL758.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
NPR4,380.02
|
$25.59
LSL479.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
NPR6,828.66
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
NPR5,685.72
|
$102.34
LSL1,919.13
|
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