Manila is 3.1 times more expensive than Maseru.

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

pay 18.7% more for restaurants

 
Maseru
Manila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $4.59
₱258.71
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.99
LSL208.50
$3.67
₱206.97
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.66
LSL12.51
$1.03
₱57.97

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pay 39.6% more for groceries

 
Maseru
Manila
Bread
1 loaf
$0.75
LSL14.15
$1.32
₱74.71
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.78
LSL33.84
$3.43
₱193.22
Milk (1 gallon) $3.51
LSL66.56
$6.66
₱375.75

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pay 2.0% less for transportation

 
Maseru
Manila
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.33
LSL63.17
$5.45
₱307.45
Monthly public transit pass $23.90
LSL453.37
$12.48
₱703.69
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,189.33
LSL363,941.17
$23,857.59
₱1,345,293.41

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pay 70.7% more for housing

 
Maseru
Manila
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$42.49
LSL805.87
$38.58
₱2,175.35
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $274.13
LSL5,199.16
$559.30
₱31,538.25
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $162.65
LSL3,084.83
$299.03
₱16,861.82

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pay 14.1 times more for childcare

 
Maseru
Manila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $28.78
LSL545.91
$388.89
₱21,928.78
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $877.23
LSL16,637.31
$12,846.39
₱724,388.76

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pay 58.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Maseru
Manila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.82
LSL15.64
$1.43
₱80.72
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.37
LSL26.06
$3.13
₱176.39
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.66
LSL88.39
$2.75
₱155.23

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pay 2.9% less for clothing

 
Maseru
Manila
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$40.43
LSL766.88
$38.44
₱2,167.42
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$25.59
LSL485.25
$30.87
₱1,740.97
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$68.53
LSL1,299.79
$74.18
₱4,182.94

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