Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 57.5% more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Delhi
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
₹350.21
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
₹350.21
|
$11.58
LSL211.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹41.22
|
$1.03
LSL18.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.68
|
$0.54
LSL9.90
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Delhi
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₹46.27
|
$0.82
LSL14.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.37
₹200.29
|
$2.67
LSL48.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
₹242.88
|
$3.65
LSL66.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
₹97.24
|
$1.28
LSL23.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
₹136.16
|
$3.09
LSL56.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
₹75.25
|
$0.88
LSL16.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
₹29.22
|
$1.00
LSL18.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
₹39.04
|
$0.99
LSL18.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
₹24.28
|
$1.16
LSL21.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.71
|
$0.61
LSL11.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.31
|
$0.69
LSL12.54
|
|
pay 77.6% more for transportation
|
Delhi
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
₹372.67
|
$4.64
LSL84.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.85
₹1,000.59
|
$28.40
LSL518.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,221.28
₹1,200,707.37
|
$19,879.98
LSL362,763.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.49
₹210.12
|
$5.62
LSL102.61
|
|
pay 21.3% more for housing
|
Delhi
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.48
₹715.75
|
$22.72
LSL414.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.66
₹23,611.93
|
$143.89
LSL2,625.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.09
₹13,854.38
|
$72.89
LSL1,330.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.25
₹3,905.02
|
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pay 52.5% less for childcare
|
Delhi
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.50
₹7,810.16
|
$29.35
LSL535.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,766.20
₹149,121.18
|
$1,117.07
LSL20,383.86
|
|
pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Delhi
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
₹200.12
|
$1.85
LSL33.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.43
₹204.95
|
$1.29
LSL23.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹350.21
|
$4.83
LSL88.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.31
₹1,799.12
|
$21.77
LSL397.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
₹415.24
|
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pay 97.9% more for clothing
|
Delhi
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.25
₹2,723.01
|
$42.60
LSL777.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.29
₹2,726.56
|
$39.76
LSL725.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.15
₹4,487.24
|
$100.35
LSL1,831.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.86
₹3,449.93
|
$142.00
LSL2,591.17
|
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