Cost of living comparison
Praia is 52.8% more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Praia instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Praia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$5.15
CVE521.21
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$1.40
CVE142.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$0.95
CVE96.06
|
|
pay 22.4% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Praia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$1.23
CVE124.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$5.41
CVE547.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$3.60
CVE364.53
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$2.38
CVE240.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$1.71
CVE173.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$1.33
CVE135.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.53
CVE54.04
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.71
CVE72.05
|
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pay 45.0% more for transportation
Maseru
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$5.71
CVE577.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$12.75
CVE1,290.61
|
|
pay 80.8% more for housing
Maseru
|
Praia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$58.53
CVE5,923.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$245.25
CVE24,819.41
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$138.46
CVE14,012.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$62.28
CVE6,302.42
|
|
pay 84.0% more for childcare
Maseru
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$75.73
CVE7,663.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$1,059.46
CVE107,219.86
|
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pay 52.9% more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$2.26
CVE228.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$1.48
CVE149.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$27.79
CVE2,812.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
|
pay 18.3% less for clothing
Maseru
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$117.72
CVE11,913.32
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