Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 97.4% more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 28.1% less for restaurants
Maseru
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.85
KES497.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL203.81
|
$6.17
KES795.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.11
|
$0.66
KES85.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.54
|
$0.53
KES68.69
|
|
pay 2.6% less for groceries
Maseru
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.44
|
$0.56
KES72.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL46.97
|
$5.59
KES721.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL64.21
|
$3.35
KES432.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL22.47
|
$1.70
KES219.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL54.41
|
$2.71
KES349.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL15.53
|
$1.26
KES163.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL17.68
|
$0.50
KES64.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL17.38
|
$0.87
KES112.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL20.40
|
$0.46
KES58.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL10.73
|
$0.48
KES62.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.09
|
$0.56
KES71.76
|
|
pay 46.3% more for transportation
Maseru
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL81.58
|
$6.17
KES796.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL499.78
|
$30.83
KES3,976.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL349,845.67
|
$19,266.80
KES2,485,417.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL98.96
|
$13.87
KES1,789.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL399.82
|
$39.39
KES5,081.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,532.22
|
$428.53
KES55,280.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,282.77
|
$166.44
KES21,470.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$22.39
KES2,888.63
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL516.44
|
$166.67
KES21,501.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL19,657.99
|
$8,008.06
KES1,033,039.32
|
|
pay 41.2% more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL32.63
|
$2.31
KES298.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL22.73
|
$2.24
KES289.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL84.96
|
$3.08
KES397.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL383.16
|
$44.12
KES5,691.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.17
KES795.33
|
|
pay 51.0% less for clothing
Maseru
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL749.67
|
$16.84
KES2,172.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL699.69
|
$22.95
KES2,960.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,765.89
|
$61.84
KES7,977.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,498.90
|
$52.50
KES6,772.72
|
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