Cost of living comparison
London is 11.7 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in London instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Maseru
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$25.22
£19.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL192.63
|
$10.09
£7.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.56
|
$2.54
£1.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.82
|
$2.08
£1.60
|
|
pay 62.8% more for groceries
Maseru
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL13.68
|
$1.96
£1.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL44.81
|
$4.74
£3.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL58.60
|
$6.34
£4.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.12
|
$3.99
£3.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL52.19
|
$4.28
£3.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL15.51
|
$1.47
£1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL16.96
|
$0.75
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL22.83
|
$1.48
£1.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL19.57
|
$1.76
£1.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL13.70
|
$0.73
£0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL15.66
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Maseru
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL77.98
|
$7.20
£5.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL479.39
|
$252.24
£193.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL335,574.89
|
$34,406.00
£26,362.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL94.92
|
$25.33
£19.41
|
|
pay 12.4 times more for housing
Maseru
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL383.51
|
$39.12
£29.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,355.75
|
$2,697.16
£2,066.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,677.87
|
$2,027.26
£1,553.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$284.51
£217.99
|
|
pay 53.0 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL495.37
|
$2,321.07
£1,778.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL18,856.11
|
$25,293.41
£19,380.44
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.45
|
$8.20
£6.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.08
|
$4.56
£3.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL81.50
|
$18.92
£14.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL367.53
|
$58.95
£45.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$18.92
£14.50
|
|
pay 47.4% more for clothing
Maseru
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL719.09
|
$103.07
£78.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL671.15
|
$49.65
£38.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,693.85
|
$112.31
£86.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,396.96
|
$123.32
£94.49
|
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