Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 2.8 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 80.2% more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.40
JMD1,001.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
$7.68
JMD1,201.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
$1.24
JMD193.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
$0.77
JMD120.90
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Maseru
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
$3.26
JMD510.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
$7.03
JMD1,100.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
$16.07
JMD2,515.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
$4.39
JMD687.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
$3.25
JMD508.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
$2.39
JMD373.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
$1.41
JMD221.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
$1.86
JMD291.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
$1.22
JMD191.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
$1.13
JMD177.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
$1.01
JMD157.92
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Maseru
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
$5.09
JMD796.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
$38.38
JMD6,006.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
$43,822.25
JMD6,857,366.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
$26.55
JMD4,154.46
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
$48.43
JMD7,578.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
$731.08
JMD114,399.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
$447.17
JMD69,974.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$127.20
JMD19,903.74
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
$259.63
JMD40,626.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
$2,149.53
JMD336,361.36
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
$2.24
JMD350.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
$3.89
JMD608.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
$8.96
JMD1,401.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
$72.56
JMD11,354.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.56
JMD1,651.77
|
|
pay 27.0% less for clothing
Maseru
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
$35.99
JMD5,631.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
$29.19
JMD4,567.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
$71.74
JMD11,226.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
$72.20
JMD11,297.85
|
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