Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 36.7% more expensive than Freetown.
- Restaurants
-
pay 7.7% less in Maseru
- Groceries
-
pay 17.8% less in Maseru
- Transportation
-
pay 4.6% more in Maseru
- Housing
-
pay 86.4% less in Maseru
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.6% more in Maseru
- Clothing
-
pay 4.3 times more in Maseru
The cost of clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Maseru are more expensive than in Freetown. Expenses including housing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Maseru. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Maseru.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 7.7% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$11.58
LSL207.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.03
LSL18.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.54
LSL9.71
|
|
pay 17.8% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.82
LSL14.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.67
LSL47.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.65
LSL65.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.28
LSL22.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.09
LSL55.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.88
LSL15.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.00
LSL17.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.99
LSL17.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.16
LSL20.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.61
LSL10.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.69
LSL12.30
|
|
pay 4.6% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.64
LSL83.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.40
LSL508.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$19,879.98
LSL355,955.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$5.62
LSL100.68
|
|
pay 86.4% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$22.72
LSL406.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$143.89
LSL2,576.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$72.89
LSL1,305.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$29.35
LSL525.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,117.07
LSL20,001.33
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.85
LSL33.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.29
LSL23.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.83
LSL86.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$21.77
LSL389.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay 4.3 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$42.60
LSL762.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$39.76
LSL711.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$100.35
LSL1,796.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$142.00
LSL2,542.54
|
|
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