Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 2.1 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 44.8% more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Pretoria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$8.17
ZAR147.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$4.36
ZAR78.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$0.91
ZAR16.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$0.70
ZAR12.64
|
|
pay 6.4% less for groceries
Maseru
|
Pretoria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$0.99
ZAR17.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$3.57
ZAR64.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$4.49
ZAR81.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$2.28
ZAR41.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$1.97
ZAR35.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$0.62
ZAR11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$0.60
ZAR10.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$0.61
ZAR10.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$0.69
ZAR12.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.52
ZAR9.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.56
ZAR10.07
|
|
pay 61.4% more for transportation
Maseru
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$4.84
ZAR87.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$62.65
ZAR1,132.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$18,595.53
ZAR336,103.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$11.25
ZAR203.33
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$40.52
ZAR732.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$408.57
ZAR7,384.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$350.25
ZAR6,330.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$79.77
ZAR1,441.76
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$214.13
ZAR3,870.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$3,698.27
ZAR66,844.00
|
|
pay 55.2% more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$2.23
ZAR40.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$1.83
ZAR33.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$2.72
ZAR49.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$32.65
ZAR590.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.95
ZAR125.54
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
Maseru
|
Pretoria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$47.52
ZAR858.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$34.15
ZAR617.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$85.40
ZAR1,543.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$94.42
ZAR1,706.62
|
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