Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 52.1% cheaper than Oranjestad.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 36.6% less for restaurants
Oranjestad
|
Maseru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.22
AWG38.20
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
|
pay 39.5% less for groceries
Oranjestad
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.79
AWG5.03
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.07
AWG10.93
|
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.44
AWG11.59
|
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.40
AWG7.91
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
AWG8.22
|
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
AWG1.97
|
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.73
AWG4.91
|
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
|
pay 41.9% less for transportation
Oranjestad
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
|
pay 79.1% less for housing
Oranjestad
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$84.13
AWG151.43
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.21
AWG1,515.97
|
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$673.77
AWG1,212.78
|
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.99
AWG277.17
|
?? | |
pay 86.2% less for childcare
Oranjestad
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.81
AWG386.67
|
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
|
pay 60.6% less for entertainment and sports
Oranjestad
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
AWG6.00
|
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.61
AWG15.50
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.89
AWG158.20
|
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.94
AWG21.50
|
?? | |
pay 20.8% less for clothing
Oranjestad
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.37
AWG162.67
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.14
AWG97.45
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.75
AWG201.15
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.29
AWG212.91
|
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
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