Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 21.7% cheaper than St. George's.
If you lived in Maseru instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 32.7% less for restaurants
St. George's
|
Maseru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
|
pay 22.3% less for groceries
St. George's
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
St. George's
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
|
pay 62.6% less for housing
St. George's
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
?? | |
pay 51.6% less for childcare
St. George's
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
|
pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
?? | |
pay 62.3% more for clothing
St. George's
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
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