Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 17.6% cheaper than Vientiane.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 18.0% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭62,711
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$10.99
LSL208.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,198
|
$0.66
LSL12.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,225
|
$0.27
LSL5.21
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭40,343
|
$0.75
LSL14.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
$1.78
LSL33.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭216,755
|
$3.51
LSL66.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭43,387
|
$1.18
LSL22.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭49,539
|
$2.11
LSL40.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭42,275
|
$0.85
LSL16.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭10,834
|
$0.92
LSL17.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭32,881
|
$0.93
LSL17.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭46,973
|
$0.80
LSL15.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭32,881
|
$0.71
LSL13.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭32,881
|
$0.75
LSL14.15
|
|
pay 34.1% more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭109,569
|
$3.33
LSL63.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
$23.90
LSL453.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,242,683,812
|
$19,189.33
LSL363,941.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭290,344
|
$5.32
LSL100.86
|
|
pay 54.4% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,516,785
|
$42.49
LSL805.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,443,629
|
$274.13
LSL5,199.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,734,136
|
$162.65
LSL3,084.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,048,092
|
$41.93
LSL795.17
|
|
pay 80.5% less for childcare
Vientiane
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$28.78
LSL545.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭93,874,004
|
$877.23
LSL16,637.31
|
|
pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭23,591
|
$0.82
LSL15.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭43,830
|
$1.37
LSL26.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭42,612
|
$4.66
LSL88.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭715,263
|
$26.50
LSL502.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$4.11
LSL77.99
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
Vientiane
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,946,868
|
$40.43
LSL766.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,058,351
|
$25.59
LSL485.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,597,207
|
$68.53
LSL1,299.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭936,154
|
$102.34
LSL1,941.02
|
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