Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 46.1% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 44.4% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Maseru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.35
|
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.61
|
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
|
pay 23.0% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.63
|
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.48
|
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
pay 51.6% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.91
|
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.13
|
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,717.56
|
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.66
|
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
|
pay 49.3% less for housing
Madrid
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.75
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,016.56
|
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€758.05
|
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€116.15
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
|
pay 92.7% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€491.69
|
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,821.47
|
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
|
pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.02
|
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.21
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.73
|
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.19
|
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
|
pay 17.3% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€62.64
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.51
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€71.39
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€87.48
|
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
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