Cost of living comparison
Lima is 2.5 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Lima instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 29.2% more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Lima
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.03
PEN15.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL192.00
|
$6.18
PEN23.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.52
|
$0.86
PEN3.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.80
|
$0.55
PEN2.04
|
|
pay 11.7% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL13.63
|
$2.33
PEN8.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL44.67
|
$3.60
PEN13.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL58.41
|
$4.93
PEN18.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.05
|
$2.67
PEN9.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL52.02
|
$2.37
PEN8.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL15.46
|
$0.80
PEN2.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL16.91
|
$0.49
PEN1.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL22.76
|
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL19.51
|
$0.49
PEN1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL13.65
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL15.61
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 73.7% more for transportation
Maseru
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL77.72
|
$5.61
PEN21.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL477.82
|
$20.86
PEN78.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL334,475.94
|
$21,497.63
PEN80,411.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL94.61
|
$20.42
PEN76.39
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL382.26
|
$29.05
PEN108.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,344.76
|
$557.54
PEN2,085.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,672.38
|
$362.83
PEN1,357.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$47.53
PEN177.78
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL493.75
|
$250.81
PEN938.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL18,794.36
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,652.72
|
|
pay 79.8% more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.40
|
$2.15
PEN8.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.00
|
$2.66
PEN9.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL81.23
|
$5.37
PEN20.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL366.33
|
$30.70
PEN114.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.72
PEN25.13
|
|
pay 14.1% less for clothing
Maseru
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL716.73
|
$43.97
PEN164.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL668.95
|
$31.91
PEN119.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,688.31
|
$81.88
PEN306.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,389.11
|
$91.53
PEN342.38
|
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