Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 46.3% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Castries, you would:
pay 37.6% less for restaurants
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Castries
|
Maseru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$10.94
LSL192.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.66
LSL11.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.27
LSL4.81
|
|
pay 40.3% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Maseru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.78
LSL13.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$2.55
LSL44.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$3.33
LSL58.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$1.20
LSL21.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.97
LSL52.12
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$0.88
LSL15.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.96
LSL16.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.30
LSL22.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.11
LSL19.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.78
LSL13.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.89
LSL15.64
|
|
pay 28.4% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$4.43
LSL77.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.24
LSL478.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$19,066.76
LSL335,165.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.39
LSL94.80
|
|
pay 65.7% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$21.79
LSL383.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$190.67
LSL3,351.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$95.33
LSL1,675.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
?? | |
pay 84.5% less for childcare
|
Castries
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$28.15
LSL494.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,071.37
LSL18,833.13
|
|
pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.82
LSL14.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.37
LSL24.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.63
LSL81.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$20.88
LSL367.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
?? | |
pay 15.2% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Maseru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$40.86
LSL718.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$38.13
LSL670.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$96.24
LSL1,691.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$136.19
LSL2,394.04
|
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