Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

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Venezuela

Caracas vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

Caracas is 2.5 times more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants: pay 29.2% more in Caracas
Groceries: pay 64.6% more in Caracas
Transportation: pay 4.6% more in Caracas
Housing: pay 6.3 times more in Caracas
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Caracas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.1% more in Caracas
Clothing: pay 14.9% more in Caracas

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Caracas are more expensive than in Maseru. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Caracas.

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Caracas vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Caracas instead of Maseru, you would:

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pay 29.2% more for restaurants

	Maseru	Caracas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$10.80 VEF107.76	+19.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	$11.00 VEF109.72	+30.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$1.53 VEF15.23	+43.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$1.32 VEF13.13	+56.5%
Average			+29.2%

Maseru vs. Caracas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.6% more for groceries

	Maseru	Caracas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$2.27 VEF22.67	+175.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$5.08 VEF50.69	+53.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$10.26 VEF102.36	+134.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$4.73 VEF47.13	+207.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$4.21 VEF41.95	+50.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$3.29 VEF32.80	+286.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$0.91 VEF9.08	-10.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$0.99 VEF9.84	-19.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$1.05 VEF10.45	-3.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$1.02 VEF10.17	+43.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$0.99 VEF9.88	+35.8%
Average			+64.6%

Maseru vs. Caracas - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.6% more for transportation

	Maseru	Caracas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$3.18 VEF31.72	-36.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	$30.00 VEF299.24	-0.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	$25,000.00 VEF249K	+18.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$27.00 VEF269.31	+349.3%
Average			+4.6%

Maseru vs. Caracas - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.3 times more for housing

	Maseru	Caracas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	$37.99 VEF378.95	-0.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$610.08 VEF6,085.28	+555.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$425.00 VEF4,239.16	+664.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$16.60 VEF165.55
Average			+530.5%

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Maseru	Caracas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	$160.00 VEF1,595.92	+207.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	$6,100.00 VEF60,844.46	+416.2%
Average			+298.3%

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pay 69.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	Caracas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$2.00 VEF19.95	+10.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$3.63 VEF36.19	+81.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$4.58 VEF45.68	-10.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	$66.50 VEF663.30	+188.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.50 VEF64.83
Average			+69.1%

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pay 14.9% more for clothing

	Maseru	Caracas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	$76.58 VEF763.81	+66.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	$50.89 VEF507.62	-8.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	$133.76 VEF1,334.21	+28.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	$133.87 VEF1,335.27	-10.9%
Average			+14.9%

Maseru vs. Caracas - Cost of clothing

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