Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 50.1% more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 84.9% more for restaurants
|
Delhi
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
₹352.62
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹352.62
|
$10.94
LSL192.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.41
|
$0.66
LSL11.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹16.21
|
$0.27
LSL4.81
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Delhi
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.16
|
$0.78
LSL13.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
₹201.62
|
$2.55
LSL44.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₹241.05
|
$3.33
LSL58.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
₹94.41
|
$1.20
LSL21.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
₹136.06
|
$2.97
LSL52.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
₹76.23
|
$0.88
LSL15.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
₹31.64
|
$0.96
LSL16.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.50
|
$1.30
LSL22.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.65
|
$1.11
LSL19.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.21
|
$0.78
LSL13.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.96
|
$0.89
LSL15.64
|
|
pay 68.2% more for transportation
|
Delhi
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
₹377.67
|
$4.43
LSL77.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹1,007.50
|
$27.24
LSL478.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,378.06
₹1,208,994.34
|
$19,066.76
LSL335,165.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.52
₹211.57
|
$5.39
LSL94.80
|
|
pay 34.7% more for housing
|
Delhi
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.22
₹691.02
|
$21.79
LSL383.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.61
₹21,661.25
|
$190.67
LSL3,351.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$147.09
₹12,368.61
|
$95.33
LSL1,675.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.99
₹4,287.87
|
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pay 57.8% less for childcare
|
Delhi
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.34
₹7,764.11
|
$28.15
LSL494.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,986.57
₹167,042.72
|
$1,071.37
LSL18,833.13
|
|
pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Delhi
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹151.12
|
$0.82
LSL14.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
₹174.57
|
$1.37
LSL24.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
₹352.62
|
$4.63
LSL81.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.02
₹1,935.99
|
$20.88
LSL367.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.79
₹403.00
|
?? | |
pay 99.0% more for clothing
|
Delhi
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.38
₹2,639.03
|
$40.86
LSL718.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.88
₹3,100.82
|
$38.13
LSL670.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.59
₹4,170.22
|
$96.24
LSL1,691.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.96
₹3,108.21
|
$136.19
LSL2,394.04
|
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