Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 4.0 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Victoria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$10.19
SCR140.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$2.26
SCR31.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$2.24
SCR30.95
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Maseru
|
Victoria
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$1.88
SCR25.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$8.52
SCR117.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$3.87
SCR53.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$0.95
SCR13.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$3.60
SCR49.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.78
SCR10.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.58
SCR7.96
|
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pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Maseru
|
Victoria
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$5.76
SCR79.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$26.57
SCR366.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$45.76
SCR631.04
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Victoria
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$137.77
SCR1,900.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$1,117.62
SCR15,413.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$793.40
SCR10,941.77
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$84.66
SCR1,167.56
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Victoria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$7,986.24
SCR110,138.40
|
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pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Victoria
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$4.06
SCR55.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$5.02
SCR69.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$13.28
SCR183.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$95.18
SCR1,312.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
Maseru
|
Victoria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
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