Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 5.3 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Ireland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$16.63
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL208.50
|
$9.41
€8.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.51
|
$2.04
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.21
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
pay 58.7% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL14.15
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL33.84
|
$4.31
€3.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL66.56
|
$4.75
€4.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.37
|
$3.01
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL40.09
|
$3.87
€3.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.19
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.45
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.69
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.25
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.52
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL14.15
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Maseru
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL63.17
|
$7.64
€7.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL453.37
|
$113.76
€104.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL363,941.17
|
$32,407.58
€29,845.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL100.86
|
$17.14
€15.79
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL805.87
|
$52.84
€48.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,199.16
|
$1,291.60
€1,189.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,084.83
|
$1,147.51
€1,056.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL795.17
|
$156.48
€144.11
|
|
pay 20.5 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL545.91
|
$893.73
€823.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,637.31
|
$8,678.25
€7,992.24
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.64
|
$5.53
€5.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL26.06
|
$3.60
€3.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL88.39
|
$15.83
€14.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL502.59
|
$59.94
€55.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL77.99
|
$11.50
€10.59
|
|
pay 36.6% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL766.88
|
$76.22
€70.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL485.25
|
$37.26
€34.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,299.79
|
$85.01
€78.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,941.02
|
$90.50
€83.35
|
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