Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 3.7 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Stockholm
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$13.91
SEK149.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$9.60
SEK102.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$2.35
SEK25.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$2.03
SEK21.72
|
|
pay 80.0% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$2.73
SEK29.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$5.25
SEK56.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$5.52
SEK59.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$4.04
SEK43.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$5.26
SEK56.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$1.40
SEK15.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$1.10
SEK11.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$1.40
SEK14.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$2.00
SEK21.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.70
SEK7.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.81
SEK8.73
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Maseru
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$6.93
SEK74.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$94.59
SEK1,013.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$28,656.21
SEK307,108.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$27.82
SEK298.16
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$29.19
SEK312.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$1,509.41
SEK16,176.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$932.71
SEK9,995.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$115.02
SEK1,232.70
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$136.93
SEK1,467.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$6,986.40
SEK74,873.11
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$6.96
SEK74.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$4.14
SEK44.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$6.58
SEK70.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$38.94
SEK417.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$14.33
SEK153.55
|
|
pay 25.6% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$78.29
SEK839.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$42.00
SEK450.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$94.17
SEK1,009.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$140.31
SEK1,503.66
|
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