Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 43.4% cheaper than Basseterre.
- Restaurants
-
pay 47.6% less in Maseru
- Groceries
-
pay 21.5% less in Maseru
- Housing
-
pay 79.4% less in Maseru
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 31.5% less in Maseru
- Clothing
-
pay 37.2% less in Maseru
Expenses including housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Maseru.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 47.6% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Maseru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$11.58
LSL210.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.03
LSL18.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.54
LSL9.84
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$0.82
LSL14.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$2.67
LSL48.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$3.65
LSL66.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$1.28
LSL23.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$3.09
LSL56.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$0.88
LSL16.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.00
LSL18.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.99
LSL17.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$1.16
LSL21.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.61
LSL11.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.69
LSL12.47
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.64
LSL84.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.40
LSL515.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,879.98
LSL360,855.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.62
LSL102.07
|
pay 79.4% less for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$22.72
LSL412.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$143.89
LSL2,611.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$72.89
LSL1,323.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$29.35
LSL532.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,117.07
LSL20,276.64
|
pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.85
LSL33.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.29
LSL23.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$4.83
LSL87.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$21.77
LSL395.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
?? | |
pay 37.2% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$42.60
LSL773.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.76
LSL721.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$100.35
LSL1,821.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$142.00
LSL2,577.54
|
|
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