Cost of living comparison
Australia is 7.5 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Australia instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Australia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$16.79
A$25.13
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL198.97
|
$9.81
A$14.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.94
|
$2.56
A$3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.97
|
$2.14
A$3.20
|
|
pay 76.7% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Australia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.13
|
$2.33
A$3.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.29
|
$4.71
A$7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.53
|
$5.75
A$8.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.81
|
$3.86
A$5.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.91
|
$3.99
A$5.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.02
|
$1.43
A$2.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.52
|
$1.25
A$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.58
|
$1.39
A$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.22
|
$2.00
A$3.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.15
|
$1.13
A$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.17
|
$0.95
A$1.42
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Maseru
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.55
|
$4.73
A$7.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.19
|
$84.46
A$126.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL346,633.61
|
$27,859.34
A$41,693.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.05
|
$18.12
A$27.13
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.15
|
$55.36
A$82.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,466.34
|
$1,258.08
A$1,882.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,733.17
|
$971.44
A$1,453.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$141.88
A$212.34
|
|
pay 31.3 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL511.70
|
$1,377.23
A$2,061.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,477.51
|
$14,720.56
A$22,030.17
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.92
|
$6.69
A$10.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.87
|
$3.60
A$5.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.18
|
$28.13
A$42.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL379.65
|
$53.84
A$80.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.24
A$19.82
|
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pay 29.9% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL742.79
|
$75.27
A$112.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL693.27
|
$54.30
A$81.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,749.67
|
$102.43
A$153.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,475.95
|
$118.12
A$176.77
|
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