Cost of living comparison
Rome is 4.2 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Rome instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Rome
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$16.24
€14.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL192.63
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.56
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.82
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
pay 60.6% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL13.68
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL44.81
|
$6.93
€6.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL58.60
|
$6.37
€5.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.12
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL52.19
|
$5.10
€4.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL15.51
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL16.96
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL22.83
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL19.57
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL13.70
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL15.66
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
pay 94.7% more for transportation
Maseru
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL77.98
|
$7.44
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL479.39
|
$37.90
€34.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL335,574.89
|
$26,749.78
€24,603.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL94.92
|
$17.87
€16.44
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL383.51
|
$30.04
€27.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,355.75
|
$1,171.95
€1,077.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,677.87
|
$721.77
€663.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$175.72
€161.62
|
|
pay 13.8 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL495.37
|
$516.83
€475.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL18,856.11
|
$9,813.53
€9,025.99
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.45
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.08
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL81.50
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL367.53
|
$62.20
€57.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
pay 1.5% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Rome
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL719.09
|
$67.31
€61.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL671.15
|
$30.97
€28.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,693.85
|
$81.10
€74.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,396.96
|
$103.39
€95.09
|
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