Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 40.9% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Castries, you would:
pay 13.9% 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
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$11.58
LSL211.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$1.03
LSL18.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.54
LSL9.90
|
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pay 43.1% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Maseru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.82
LSL14.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$2.67
LSL48.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$3.65
LSL66.58
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$1.28
LSL23.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.09
LSL56.42
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$0.88
LSL16.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.00
LSL18.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.99
LSL18.02
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.16
LSL21.16
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.61
LSL11.13
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.69
LSL12.54
|
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pay 24.6% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$4.64
LSL84.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.40
LSL518.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$19,879.98
LSL362,763.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.62
LSL102.61
|
|
pay 69.9% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Maseru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$22.72
LSL414.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$143.89
LSL2,625.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$72.89
LSL1,330.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
?? | |
pay 83.9% less for childcare
|
Castries
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$29.35
LSL535.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,117.07
LSL20,383.86
|
|
pay 36.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.85
LSL33.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.29
LSL23.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.83
LSL88.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$21.77
LSL397.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
?? | |
pay 14.3% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Maseru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$42.60
LSL777.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$39.76
LSL725.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$100.35
LSL1,831.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$142.00
LSL2,591.17
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