Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 9.0% more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 56.6% less for restaurants
Maseru
|
Cairo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.25
E£157.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL210.78
|
$4.23
E£204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.65
|
$0.25
E£12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.27
|
$0.15
E£7.07
|
|
pay 38.8% less for groceries
Maseru
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
$0.59
E£28.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL34.21
|
$1.73
E£83.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL67.28
|
$3.44
E£165.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.61
|
$1.46
E£70.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL40.53
|
$2.41
E£116.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.37
|
$0.53
E£25.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.64
|
$0.24
E£11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.88
|
$0.16
E£7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.42
|
$0.14
E£6.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.67
|
$0.15
E£7.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL14.30
|
$0.14
E£6.87
|
|
pay 37.7% less for transportation
Maseru
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL63.86
|
$1.24
E£59.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL458.31
|
$11.39
E£549.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL367,910.79
|
$26,600.33
E£1,283,935.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL101.96
|
$1.37
E£65.96
|
|
pay 49.1% less for housing
Maseru
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL814.66
|
$14.42
E£696.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,255.87
|
$173.02
E£8,351.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,118.48
|
$100.76
E£4,863.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL803.84
|
$18.76
E£905.50
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL551.87
|
$113.41
E£5,474.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,818.78
|
$2,460.81
E£118,777.71
|
|
pay 6.1% more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.81
|
$1.63
E£78.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL26.35
|
$1.71
E£82.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL89.35
|
$1.79
E£86.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL508.07
|
$19.91
E£961.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL78.84
|
$3.90
E£188.47
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL775.24
|
$38.38
E£1,852.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL490.55
|
$36.15
E£1,745.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,313.97
|
$88.16
E£4,255.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,962.19
|
$42.66
E£2,059.33
|
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