Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 58.3% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 46.9% less for restaurants
|
Wellington
|
Maseru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$24.81
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$14.89
|
$10.94
LSL191.42
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.07
|
$0.66
LSL11.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.54
|
$0.27
LSL4.79
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
|
Wellington
|
Maseru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.49
|
$0.78
LSL13.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.42
|
$2.55
LSL44.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$12.00
|
$3.33
LSL58.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.43
|
$1.20
LSL20.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.62
|
$2.97
LSL51.86
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.35
|
$0.88
LSL15.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.88
|
$0.96
LSL16.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.42
|
$1.30
LSL22.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.27
|
$1.11
LSL19.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.78
|
$0.78
LSL13.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.53
|
$0.89
LSL15.56
|
|
pay 53.5% less for transportation
|
Wellington
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$10.80
|
$4.43
LSL77.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$189.79
|
$27.24
LSL476.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$49,119.53
|
$19,066.76
LSL333,477.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$27.54
|
$5.39
LSL94.33
|
|
pay 80.8% less for housing
|
Wellington
|
Maseru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$93.91
|
$21.79
LSL381.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,482.28
|
$190.67
LSL3,334.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,245.71
|
$95.33
LSL1,667.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$220.44
|
?? | |
pay 94.1% less for childcare
|
Wellington
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,271.89
|
$28.15
LSL492.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,112.98
|
$1,071.37
LSL18,738.26
|
|
pay 68.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Wellington
|
Maseru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$11.91
|
$0.82
LSL14.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.55
|
$1.37
LSL23.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$39.01
|
$4.63
LSL80.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$62.72
|
$20.88
LSL365.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$19.85
|
?? | |
pay 23.6% less for clothing
|
Wellington
|
Maseru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$131.06
|
$40.86
LSL714.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$86.90
|
$38.13
LSL666.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$204.17
|
$96.24
LSL1,683.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$211.29
|
$136.19
LSL2,381.98
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