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Lesotho

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Aruba

Oranjestad vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

Oranjestad is 3.5 times more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants: pay 76.4% more in Oranjestad
Groceries: pay 80.9% more in Oranjestad
Transportation: pay 52.5% more in Oranjestad
Housing: pay 11.9 times more in Oranjestad
Childcare: pay 5.9 times more in Oranjestad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Oranjestad
Clothing: pay 4.0% less in Oranjestad

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Oranjestad are more expensive than in Maseru. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Oranjestad.

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Oranjestad vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.4% more for restaurants

	Maseru	Oranjestad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$22.00 AWG39.63	+144.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	$10.27 AWG18.50	+22.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$1.44 AWG2.60	+35.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$1.63 AWG2.93	+93.6%
Average			+76.4%

Maseru vs. Oranjestad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.9% more for groceries

	Maseru	Oranjestad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$2.97 AWG5.35	+259.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$6.25 AWG11.26	+89.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$7.04 AWG12.69	+60.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$5.33 AWG9.60	+246.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$4.23 AWG7.62	+51.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$2.10 AWG3.78	+146.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$1.02 AWG1.84	+0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$2.27 AWG4.09	+84.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$1.59 AWG2.86	+45.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$1.01 AWG1.82	+42.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$0.91 AWG1.63	+24.4%
Average			+80.9%

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pay 52.5% more for transportation

	Maseru	Oranjestad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$7.63 AWG13.75	+53.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	$30.00 AWG54.04	-0.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	$26,095.70 AWG47,004.88	+24.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$48.03 AWG86.51	+699.3%
Average			+52.5%

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pay 11.9 times more for housing

	Maseru	Oranjestad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	$105.51 AWG190.04	+175.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$933.33 AWG1,681.17	+902.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$950.00 AWG1,711.19	+1609.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$194.00 AWG349.45
Average			+1094.1%

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pay 5.9 times more for childcare

	Maseru	Oranjestad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	$250.00 AWG450.31	+380.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	$8,606.10 AWG15,501.74	+628.3%
Average			+491.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	Oranjestad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$3.00 AWG5.40	+66.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$4.31 AWG7.77	+115.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$10.00 AWG18.01	+95.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	$62.22 AWG112.08	+170.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$11.94 AWG21.50
Average			+114.1%

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pay 4.0% less for clothing

	Maseru	Oranjestad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	$60.00 AWG108.08	+30.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	$50.71 AWG91.34	-8.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	$108.81 AWG196.00	+4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	$102.90 AWG185.35	-31.5%
Average			-4.0%

Maseru vs. Oranjestad - Cost of clothing

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