Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 63.2% more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 7.2% less for restaurants
Maseru
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.46
MAD34.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL202.02
|
$4.95
MAD49.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.12
|
$0.59
MAD5.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.05
|
$0.40
MAD3.96
|
|
pay 20.3% less for groceries
Maseru
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
$0.47
MAD4.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL32.79
|
$4.24
MAD42.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL64.49
|
$2.92
MAD29.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL21.67
|
$1.42
MAD14.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL38.85
|
$2.41
MAD24.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL15.69
|
$0.59
MAD5.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL16.91
|
$0.53
MAD5.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.14
|
$0.25
MAD2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL14.78
|
$0.31
MAD3.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.10
|
$0.23
MAD2.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
$0.26
MAD2.61
|
|
pay 31.2% more for transportation
Maseru
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.21
|
$5.19
MAD51.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL439.28
|
$24.73
MAD247.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL352,629.46
|
$24,733.94
MAD247,722.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL97.73
|
$7.28
MAD72.88
|
|
pay 13.8% more for housing
Maseru
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL780.82
|
$32.97
MAD330.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,037.56
|
$432.59
MAD4,332.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL2,988.95
|
$239.12
MAD2,394.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL770.45
|
$30.54
MAD305.84
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL528.94
|
$117.61
MAD1,177.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,120.20
|
$3,660.62
MAD36,662.89
|
|
pay 82.2% more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.15
|
$3.71
MAD37.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.25
|
$1.84
MAD18.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL85.64
|
$3.76
MAD37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL486.96
|
$23.71
MAD237.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL75.56
|
$6.43
MAD64.41
|
|
pay 29.7% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL743.04
|
$58.04
MAD581.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL470.17
|
$47.61
MAD476.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,259.39
|
$79.02
MAD791.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,880.69
|
$75.50
MAD756.19
|
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