Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 16.8% cheaper than Apia.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Apia, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
|
Apia
|
Maseru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$11.58
LSL212.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$1.03
LSL18.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$0.54
LSL9.95
|
|
pay 14.8% less for groceries
|
Apia
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$0.82
LSL15.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.67
LSL48.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$3.65
LSL66.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.28
LSL23.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.09
LSL56.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.88
LSL16.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.00
LSL18.42
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.99
LSL18.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.16
LSL21.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
LSL11.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.69
LSL12.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Apia
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.64
LSL85.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.40
LSL520.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,879.98
LSL364,535.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.62
LSL103.11
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Apia
|
Maseru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$22.72
LSL416.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$143.89
LSL2,638.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$72.89
LSL1,336.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Apia
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$29.35
LSL538.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,117.07
LSL20,483.40
|
pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Apia
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$1.85
LSL34.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$1.29
LSL23.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.83
LSL88.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$21.77
LSL399.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay 26.3% more for clothing
|
Apia
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$42.60
LSL781.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$39.76
LSL729.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$100.35
LSL1,840.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$142.00
LSL2,603.82
|
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