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Maseru vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Maseru is 6.4% cheaper than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 6.4% less in Maseru
Groceries: pay 19.2% less in Maseru
Transportation: pay 17.4% less in Maseru
Housing: pay 59.9% less in Maseru
Childcare: pay 30.6% less in Maseru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.1% more in Maseru
Clothing: pay 72.6% more in Maseru

The cost of clothing and entertainment and sports in Maseru are more expensive than in St. George's. Expenses including housing, childcare, groceries, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Maseru.

Maseru vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Maseru instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 6.4% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Maseru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$11.52 LSL195.30	+55.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$8.07 LSL136.71	-3.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.33 LSL22.46	-28.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 EC$4.25	$0.79 LSL13.35	-49.9%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 19.2% less for groceries

	St. George's	Maseru
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$0.74 LSL12.50	-56.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	$3.65 LSL61.92	-27.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$3.99 LSL67.67	-72.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 EC$11.00	$1.44 LSL24.41	-64.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$2.68 LSL45.44	+3.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$0.82 LSL13.85	-32.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.97 LSL16.51	+16.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$1.18 LSL19.94	+49.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$1.05 LSL17.73	-22.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.68 LSL11.52	-3.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.70 LSL11.85	-0.9%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 17.4% less for transportation

	St. George's	Maseru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 EC$13.85	$4.58 LSL77.54	-10.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$28.81 LSL488.25	-22.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$20,166.39 LSL341,776.69	-19.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.70 LSL96.67
Average			-17.4%

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pay 59.9% less for housing

	St. George's	Maseru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	$32.68 LSL553.77	-30.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$145.97 LSL2,473.81	-74.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$73.94 LSL1,253.18	-74.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	??
Average			-59.9%

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pay 30.6% less for childcare

	St. George's	Maseru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$49.99 LSL847.27	-9.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$1,133.16 LSL19,204.60	-51.4%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Maseru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$2.02 LSL34.18	-0.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$1.82 LSL30.92	-58.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$4.90 LSL83.00	+164.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$22.09 LSL374.33	-40.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	??
Average			+16.1%

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pay 72.6% more for clothing

	St. George's	Maseru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$44.17 LSL748.65	+70.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$40.33 LSL683.55	-9.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$101.79 LSL1,725.16	+139.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$144.05 LSL2,441.26	+89.9%
Average			+72.6%

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