Cost of living comparison
Quito is 2.4 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Quito instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 38.8% more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Quito
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.75
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL206.25
|
$7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
$0.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.16
|
$0.63
|
|
pay 2.5% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL14.00
|
$1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL33.47
|
$2.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL65.84
|
$3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.13
|
$1.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL39.66
|
$2.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.02
|
$0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.26
|
$0.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.50
|
$0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.09
|
$0.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
$0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL14.00
|
$0.48
|
|
pay 29.6% more for transportation
Maseru
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL62.49
|
$2.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL448.46
|
$17.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL360,002.48
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL99.77
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 20.2% more for housing
Maseru
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL797.15
|
$37.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,142.89
|
$458.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,051.45
|
$251.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL786.56
|
$29.49
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL540.00
|
$252.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,457.26
|
$6,961.11
|
|
pay 85.9% more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.47
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.78
|
$2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL87.43
|
$5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL497.15
|
$41.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL77.14
|
$6.00
|
|
pay 35.5% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL758.58
|
$53.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL480.00
|
$45.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.72
|
$100.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,920.01
|
$86.25
|
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