Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

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Bolivia

Sucre vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

Sucre is 24.3% more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants: pay 68.7% less in Sucre
Groceries: pay 39.9% less in Sucre
Transportation: pay 41.9% less in Sucre
Housing: pay 4.4 times more in Sucre
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Sucre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% less in Sucre
Clothing: pay 38.4% less in Sucre

The cost of housing and childcare in Sucre are more expensive than in Maseru. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Sucre. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Sucre.

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Sucre vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sucre instead of Maseru, you would:

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pay 68.7% less for restaurants

	Maseru	Sucre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$1.53 BOB17.93	-83.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	$3.63 BOB42.45	-56.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$0.83 BOB9.68	-22.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$0.54 BOB6.34	-35.5%
Average			-68.7%

Maseru vs. Sucre - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.9% less for groceries

	Maseru	Sucre
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$1.35 BOB15.83	+63.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$2.05 BOB23.98	-37.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$3.15 BOB36.79	-28.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$1.30 BOB15.19	-15.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$1.15 BOB13.49	-58.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$0.82 BOB9.55	-4.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$0.39 BOB4.56	-61.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$0.33 BOB3.82	-73.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$1.30 BOB15.22	+19.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$0.20 BOB2.28	-72.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$0.33 BOB3.82	-55.2%
Average			-39.9%

Maseru vs. Sucre - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.9% less for transportation

	Maseru	Sucre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$2.74 BOB32.04	-44.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$4.21 BOB49.26	-29.9%
Average			-41.9%

Maseru vs. Sucre - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

	Maseru	Sucre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	$21.62 BOB252.82	-43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$463.54 BOB5,419.86	+397.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$284.77 BOB3,329.62	+412.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$10.83 BOB126.67
Average			+343.9%

Maseru vs. Sucre - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Maseru	Sucre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	$108.92 BOB1,273.54	+109.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	??
Average			+109.2%

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pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	Sucre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$2.12 BOB24.79	+17.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$1.81 BOB21.14	-9.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$1.18 BOB13.80	-76.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	$29.25 BOB341.96	+27.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.59 BOB65.34
Average			-9.5%

Maseru vs. Sucre - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 38.4% less for clothing

	Maseru	Sucre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	$36.00 BOB420.93	-21.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	$72.00 BOB841.85	-30.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	$65.00 BOB760.01	-56.7%
Average			-38.4%

Maseru vs. Sucre - Cost of clothing

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