Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 5.8% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 60.4% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Maseru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB79.86
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB206.06
|
$11.58
LSL203.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.12
|
$1.03
LSL18.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.99
|
$0.54
LSL9.54
|
|
pay 11.5% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.89
|
$0.82
LSL14.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB279.38
|
$2.67
LSL46.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB228.79
|
$3.65
LSL64.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB70.04
|
$1.28
LSL22.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.17
|
$3.09
LSL54.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.13
|
$0.88
LSL15.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.82
|
$1.00
LSL17.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.90
|
$0.99
LSL17.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.54
|
$1.16
LSL20.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.69
|
$0.61
LSL10.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.33
|
$0.69
LSL12.09
|
|
pay 15.7% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.91
|
$4.64
LSL81.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB870.51
|
$28.40
LSL499.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,073,464.78
|
$19,879.98
LSL349,845.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB330.84
|
$5.62
LSL98.96
|
|
pay 32.7% less for housing
Thailand
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB586.47
|
$22.72
LSL399.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,322.09
|
$143.89
LSL2,532.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,709.25
|
$72.89
LSL1,282.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,888.48
|
?? | |
pay 90.3% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,694.17
|
$29.35
LSL516.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB354,057.17
|
$1,117.07
LSL19,657.99
|
|
pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB75.29
|
$1.85
LSL32.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB65.01
|
$1.29
LSL22.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB131.68
|
$4.83
LSL84.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,670.02
|
$21.77
LSL383.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB185.55
|
?? | |
pay 45.9% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,321.80
|
$42.60
LSL749.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,004.94
|
$39.76
LSL699.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,833.42
|
$100.35
LSL1,765.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,243.78
|
$142.00
LSL2,498.90
|
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