Cost of living comparison
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.21
|
$0.46
₱25.87
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.37
|
$1.88
₱105.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL40.09
|
$2.10
₱118.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.19
|
$1.31
₱73.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.45
|
$0.69
₱39.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.69
|
$1.39
₱78.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.25
|
$0.66
₱37.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.52
|
$0.88
₱49.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL14.15
|
$1.00
₱56.18
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL100.86
|
$2.76
₱155.74
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL795.17
|
$85.53
₱4,822.68
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL502.59
|
$48.28
₱2,722.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL77.99
|
$6.24
₱351.85
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,941.02
|
$65.74
₱3,706.95
|
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