Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 49.6% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 35.2% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Maseru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR187.68
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.24
|
$10.99
LSL202.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR50.98
|
$0.66
LSL12.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR30.82
|
$0.27
LSL5.05
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.16
|
$1.78
LSL32.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.19
|
$3.51
LSL64.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.24
|
$1.18
LSL21.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.66
|
$2.11
LSL38.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
$0.85
LSL15.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
$0.92
LSL16.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
$0.93
LSL17.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR39.71
|
$0.80
LSL14.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.29
|
$0.71
LSL13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.34
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
|
pay 34.4% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.43
|
$3.33
LSL61.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR325.44
|
$23.90
LSL439.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,204.05
|
$19,189.33
LSL352,629.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.50
|
$5.32
LSL97.73
|
|
pay 68.1% less for housing
Victoria
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,668.86
|
$42.49
LSL780.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,353.14
|
$274.13
LSL5,037.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,481.68
|
$162.65
LSL2,988.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,348.53
|
$41.93
LSL770.45
|
|
pay 81.3% less for childcare
Victoria
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,535.93
|
$28.78
LSL528.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR53,859.40
|
$877.23
LSL16,120.20
|
|
pay 68.6% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.52
|
$0.82
LSL15.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.42
|
$1.37
LSL25.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR156.89
|
$4.66
LSL85.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,237.32
|
$26.50
LSL486.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR145.45
|
$4.11
LSL75.56
|
|
pay 25.2% less for clothing
Victoria
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR814.97
|
$40.43
LSL743.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,129.40
|
$25.59
LSL470.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,307.68
|
$68.53
LSL1,259.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,061.79
|
$102.34
LSL1,880.69
|
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