Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 38.5% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 1.9% less for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
DOP556.55
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
DOP424.43
|
$10.99
LSL202.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
DOP43.96
|
$0.66
LSL12.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
DOP28.30
|
$0.27
LSL5.05
|
|
pay 4.5% less for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
DOP128.92
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
DOP205.76
|
$1.78
LSL32.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.92
DOP285.78
|
$3.51
LSL64.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
DOP116.01
|
$1.18
LSL21.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
DOP161.35
|
$2.11
LSL38.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DOP77.63
|
$0.85
LSL15.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
DOP16.66
|
$0.92
LSL16.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
DOP72.38
|
$0.93
LSL17.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.73
|
$0.80
LSL14.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
DOP39.88
|
$0.71
LSL13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
DOP62.89
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
|
pay 56.5% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
DOP286.66
|
$3.33
LSL61.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.26
DOP5,305.35
|
$23.90
LSL439.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,765.29
DOP1,962,977.97
|
$19,189.33
LSL352,629.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.77
DOP1,323.56
|
$5.32
LSL97.73
|
|
pay 48.9% less for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.90
DOP2,959.20
|
$42.49
LSL780.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.25
DOP53,383.12
|
$274.13
LSL5,037.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$473.61
DOP27,533.58
|
$162.65
LSL2,988.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.91
DOP4,296.76
|
$41.93
LSL770.45
|
|
pay 91.5% less for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$479.10
DOP27,853.07
|
$28.78
LSL528.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,969.82
DOP463,333.54
|
$877.23
LSL16,120.20
|
|
pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
DOP159.16
|
$0.82
LSL15.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
DOP131.97
|
$1.37
LSL25.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
DOP265.27
|
$4.66
LSL85.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.61
DOP2,651.35
|
$26.50
LSL486.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
DOP344.85
|
$4.11
LSL75.56
|
|
pay 30.2% less for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.04
DOP3,548.69
|
$40.43
LSL743.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.17
DOP2,626.15
|
$25.59
LSL470.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.63
DOP6,896.95
|
$68.53
LSL1,259.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
DOP6,034.83
|
$102.34
LSL1,880.69
|
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