Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 2.2 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 38.7% more for restaurants
|
Maseru
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$11.00
ARS11,041.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL209.98
|
$8.49
ARS8,521.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.66
|
$1.47
ARS1,474.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.83
|
$1.08
ARS1,088.57
|
|
pay 22.7% more for groceries
|
Maseru
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.88
|
$2.16
ARS2,163.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.39
|
$5.19
ARS5,212.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.15
|
$5.04
ARS5,059.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.15
|
$2.31
ARS2,315.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.05
|
$2.80
ARS2,813.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.00
|
$0.92
ARS927.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.22
|
$0.87
ARS877.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL17.91
|
$0.61
ARS608.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.02
|
$1.00
ARS1,003.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.05
|
$0.43
ARS428.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.46
|
$0.51
ARS507.24
|
|
pay 9.5% less for transportation
|
Maseru
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL84.05
|
$3.50
ARS3,517.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL514.89
|
$11.00
ARS11,041.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL360,423.97
|
$23,250.00
ARS23,336,839.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL101.95
|
$7.35
ARS7,377.45
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Maseru
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL411.91
|
$23.79
ARS23,883.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,608.78
|
$513.68
ARS515,595.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,321.55
|
$357.39
ARS358,727.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$49.23
ARS49,417.43
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
|
Maseru
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL532.05
|
$216.50
ARS217,308.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,252.39
|
$4,476.88
ARS4,493,598.29
|
|
pay 25.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.62
|
$1.80
ARS1,806.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.42
|
$2.98
ARS2,995.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL87.53
|
$2.40
ARS2,408.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL394.75
|
$27.22
ARS27,320.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.00
ARS5,018.68
|
|
pay 49.0% more for clothing
|
Maseru
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL772.34
|
$89.58
ARS89,909.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL720.85
|
$74.73
ARS75,008.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,819.28
|
$114.08
ARS114,503.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,574.46
|
$119.22
ARS119,663.28
|
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