Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 41.3% cheaper than Lisbon.
- Restaurants
-
pay 28.2% less in Maseru
- Groceries
-
pay 15.7% less in Maseru
- Transportation
-
pay 37.7% less in Maseru
- Housing
-
pay 75.6% less in Maseru
- Childcare
-
pay 93.8% less in Maseru
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 40.2% less in Maseru
- Clothing
-
pay 1.9% more in Maseru
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Maseru.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 28.2% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.66
€11.60
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.19
|
$11.58
LSL203.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.58
|
$1.03
LSL18.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.16
|
$0.54
LSL9.54
|
|
pay 15.7% less for groceries
Lisbon
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.26
|
$0.82
LSL14.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
€4.74
|
$2.67
LSL46.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
€3.29
|
$3.65
LSL64.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.53
|
$1.28
LSL22.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€2.81
|
$3.09
LSL54.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.88
|
$0.88
LSL15.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.59
|
$1.00
LSL17.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.75
|
$0.99
LSL17.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.90
|
$1.16
LSL20.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.75
|
$0.61
LSL10.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.79
|
$0.69
LSL12.08
|
|
pay 37.7% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
€6.12
|
$4.64
LSL81.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€36.40
|
$28.40
LSL499.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€27,297.55
|
$19,879.98
LSL349,590.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€8.37
|
$5.62
LSL98.88
|
|
pay 75.6% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.90
€33.87
|
$22.72
LSL399.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,514.21
€1,285.55
|
$143.89
LSL2,530.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,070.61
€908.94
|
$72.89
LSL1,281.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.17
€90.14
|
?? | |
pay 93.8% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€489.36
|
$29.35
LSL516.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,251.75
€12,948.62
|
$1,117.07
LSL19,643.64
|
|
pay 40.2% less for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€2.73
|
$1.85
LSL32.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.21
|
$1.29
LSL22.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.10
|
$4.83
LSL84.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.41
€36.01
|
$21.77
LSL382.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.28
|
?? | |
pay 1.9% more for clothing
Lisbon
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.58
€73.50
|
$42.60
LSL749.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.63
€31.94
|
$39.76
LSL699.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.49
€70.03
|
$100.35
LSL1,764.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.41
€92.04
|
$142.00
LSL2,497.07
|
|
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