Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 50.2% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Rome, you would:
pay 45.6% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Maseru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.49
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$10.99
LSL206.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.11
|
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.27
LSL5.15
|
|
pay 36.9% less for groceries
Rome
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.93
|
$1.78
LSL33.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.47
|
$3.51
LSL65.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
$1.18
LSL22.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$2.11
LSL39.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.85
LSL16.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.92
LSL17.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.93
LSL17.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$0.80
LSL15.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
|
pay 47.5% less for transportation
Rome
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.16
|
$3.33
LSL62.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.95
|
$23.90
LSL448.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
$19,189.33
LSL359,837.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.38
|
$5.32
LSL99.73
|
|
pay 47.9% less for housing
Rome
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.42
|
$42.49
LSL796.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,094.69
|
$274.13
LSL5,140.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€722.96
|
$162.65
LSL3,050.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€161.89
|
$41.93
LSL786.20
|
|
pay 92.3% less for childcare
Rome
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€496.12
|
$28.78
LSL539.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,158.89
|
$877.23
LSL16,449.72
|
|
pay 48.7% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$0.82
LSL15.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.56
|
$1.37
LSL25.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
$4.66
LSL87.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.56
|
$26.50
LSL496.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.24
|
$4.11
LSL77.11
|
|
pay 32.4% less for clothing
Rome
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€79.95
|
$40.43
LSL758.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.94
|
$25.59
LSL479.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€90.94
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€115.74
|
$102.34
LSL1,919.13
|
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