Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Cockburn Town instead of Maseru, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Maseru
|
Cockburn Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? | ?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL209.23
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.59
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.80
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Maseru
|
Cockburn Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.83
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.22
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL65.92
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.07
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL55.85
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL15.94
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.15
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL17.84
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL20.94
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.02
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.41
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Maseru
|
Cockburn Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL83.75
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL513.06
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL359,144.31
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL101.59
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Maseru
|
Cockburn Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL410.45
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,599.52
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,316.86
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Maseru
|
Cockburn Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL530.17
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,180.49
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
Cockburn Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.50
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.34
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL87.22
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL393.35
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Maseru
|
Cockburn Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL769.59
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL718.29
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,812.82
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,565.32
|
?? |
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