Cost of living comparison

Grenada

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Lesotho

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

Maseru is 63.3% cheaper than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 5.0% less in Maseru
Groceries: pay 53.2% less in Maseru
Transportation: pay 26.2% less in Maseru
Housing: pay 88.5% less in Maseru
Childcare: pay 42.3% less in Maseru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.6% less in Maseru
Clothing: pay 55.2% more in Maseru

Expenses including housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Maseru.

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Maseru vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.0% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Maseru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$9.01 LSL148.38	+21.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$8.41 LSL138.49	+1.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.07 LSL17.56	-45.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.84 LSL13.85	-56.7%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 53.2% less for groceries

	St. George's	Maseru
Bread 1 loaf	$2.38 EC$6.44	$0.83 LSL13.60	-65.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.93 EC$18.74	$3.30 LSL54.39	-52.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.41 EC$41.64	$4.38 LSL72.07	-71.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.26 EC$11.50	$1.54 LSL25.32	-63.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 EC$11.50	$2.79 LSL45.98	-34.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$6.11 EC$16.50	$0.85 LSL14.02	-86.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.02 LSL16.71	-8.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 EC$2.00	$1.23 LSL20.19	+65.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59 EC$7.00	$1.09 LSL17.95	-57.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.71 LSL11.66	-45.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67 EC$4.50	$0.73 LSL12.00	-56.2%
Average			-53.2%

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pay 26.2% less for transportation

	St. George's	Maseru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 EC$14.26	$4.98 LSL81.93	-5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.35 EC$173.91	$30.04 LSL494.60	-53.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	$21,030.86 LSL346K	-18.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$6.01 LSL98.92
Average			-26.2%

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pay 88.5% less for housing

	St. George's	Maseru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.94 EC$137.67	$38.30 LSL630.53	-24.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	-91.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	$55.58 LSL915.01	-87.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$192.10 EC$519.15	??
Average			-88.5%

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pay 42.3% less for childcare

	St. George's	Maseru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$52.06 LSL857.06	-6.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	-64.5%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 42.6% less for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Maseru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 EC$7.50	$1.80 LSL29.68	-35.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.38 EC$11.83	$2.00 LSL32.97	-54.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.11 LSL84.08
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$23.03 LSL379.19	-37.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	??
Average			-42.6%

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pay 55.2% more for clothing

	St. George's	Maseru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.15 EC$95.00	$46.07 LSL758.38	+31.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$55.58 LSL915.01	+25.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.57 EC$136.67	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	+106.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.57 EC$236.67	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	+71.5%
Average			+55.2%

St. George's vs. Maseru - Cost of clothing

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