Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 3.6% cheaper than Brasilia.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 17.1% more for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Maseru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
R$40.39
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
R$35.34
|
$11.58
LSL211.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
R$6.60
|
$1.03
LSL18.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
R$4.43
|
$0.54
LSL9.90
|
|
pay 25.9% more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
R$9.09
|
$0.82
LSL14.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
R$25.70
|
$2.67
LSL48.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
R$20.69
|
$3.65
LSL66.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
R$12.19
|
$1.28
LSL23.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
R$8.24
|
$3.09
LSL56.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
R$5.02
|
$0.88
LSL16.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$3.29
|
$1.00
LSL18.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
R$2.89
|
$0.99
LSL18.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$4.03
|
$1.16
LSL21.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.95
|
$0.61
LSL11.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
R$3.10
|
$0.69
LSL12.54
|
|
pay 13.2% less for transportation
Brasilia
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
R$21.95
|
$4.64
LSL84.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.46
R$251.93
|
$28.40
LSL518.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,385.57
R$141,361.96
|
$19,879.98
LSL362,763.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.21
R$41.80
|
$5.62
LSL102.61
|
|
pay 36.6% less for housing
Brasilia
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.32
R$111.97
|
$22.72
LSL414.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.74
R$2,091.20
|
$143.89
LSL2,625.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.88
R$1,297.80
|
$72.89
LSL1,330.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
R$298.37
|
?? | |
pay 91.9% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.58
R$2,675.78
|
$29.35
LSL535.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,525.09
R$66,810.35
|
$1,117.07
LSL20,383.86
|
|
pay 25.7% more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
R$10.10
|
$1.85
LSL33.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
R$10.14
|
$1.29
LSL23.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
R$12.12
|
$4.83
LSL88.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.80
R$137.97
|
$21.77
LSL397.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
R$40.39
|
?? | |
pay 47.7% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.89
R$295.02
|
$42.60
LSL777.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.19
R$238.77
|
$39.76
LSL725.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.43
R$373.47
|
$100.35
LSL1,831.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.71
R$322.93
|
$142.00
LSL2,591.17
|
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