Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 4.1 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 66.9% more for restaurants
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Maseru
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.59
¥1,025
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$1.15
¥178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$0.76
¥119
|
|
pay 89.1% more for groceries
|
Maseru
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$1.73
¥269
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$7.97
¥1,241
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$5.76
¥897
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$2.15
¥334
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$3.23
¥503
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$2.37
¥369
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$1.13
¥176
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$2.19
¥342
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$1.27
¥197
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$1.23
¥192
|
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pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Maseru
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$4.29
¥668
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$50.63
¥7,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$25.31
¥3,941
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Maseru
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$31.29
¥4,871
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$1,013.09
¥157,713
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$584.76
¥91,032
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$132.60
¥20,643
|
|
pay 15.4 times more for childcare
|
Maseru
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$486.02
¥75,661
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$14,566.86
¥2,267,695
|
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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$3.21
¥500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$3.30
¥513
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$3.85
¥600
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$61.83
¥9,626
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.21
¥1,900
|
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pay 12.6% less for clothing
|
Maseru
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$54.04
¥8,413
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$36.17
¥5,631
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$61.61
¥9,591
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$79.69
¥12,406
|
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