Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 1.9% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 48.3% more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Maseru
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES498.60
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES797.76
|
$11.58
LSL209.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.75
|
$1.03
LSL18.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.90
|
$0.54
LSL9.79
|
|
pay 25.5% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.21
|
$0.82
LSL14.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES723.29
|
$2.67
LSL48.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES433.67
|
$3.65
LSL65.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES220.32
|
$1.28
LSL23.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES350.60
|
$3.09
LSL55.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.51
|
$0.88
LSL15.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.65
|
$1.00
LSL18.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES113.06
|
$0.99
LSL17.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES59.15
|
$1.16
LSL20.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.43
|
$0.61
LSL11.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES71.98
|
$0.69
LSL12.40
|
|
pay 22.3% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES798.93
|
$4.64
LSL83.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,988.80
|
$28.40
LSL512.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,492,997.44
|
$19,879.98
LSL358,826.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,794.96
|
$5.62
LSL101.50
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
Nairobi
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,097.16
|
$22.72
LSL410.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,448.72
|
$143.89
LSL2,597.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,535.66
|
$72.89
LSL1,315.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,897.44
|
?? | |
pay 84.2% less for childcare
Nairobi
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,566.61
|
$29.35
LSL529.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,036,189.94
|
$1,117.07
LSL20,162.63
|
|
pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES299.16
|
$1.85
LSL33.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.96
|
$1.29
LSL23.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES398.88
|
$4.83
LSL87.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,708.46
|
$21.77
LSL393.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES797.76
|
?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,179.35
|
$42.60
LSL768.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,969.44
|
$39.76
LSL717.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES8,001.33
|
$100.35
LSL1,811.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,793.38
|
$142.00
LSL2,563.05
|
|
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