Cost of living comparison

Maseru, Lesotho

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Nairobi vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 97.4% more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants: pay 28.1% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 2.6% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 46.3% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 6.4 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.2% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 51.0% less in Nairobi

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Nairobi are more expensive than in Maseru. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Nairobi. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Maseru, you would:

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pay 28.1% less for restaurants

	Maseru	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$3.85 KES498.05
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.58 LSL207.37	$6.17 KES796.87	-46.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 LSL18.43	$0.66 KES85.65	-35.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 LSL9.71	$0.53 KES68.82	-1.8%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 2.6% less for groceries

	Maseru	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 LSL14.70	$0.56 KES72.13	-32.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.67 LSL47.79	$5.59 KES722.48	+109.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.65 LSL65.33	$3.35 KES433.19	-8.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.28 LSL22.86	$1.70 KES220.07	+33.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 LSL55.36	$2.71 KES350.21	-12.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LSL15.80	$1.26 KES163.33	+43.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 LSL17.99	$0.50 KES64.58	-50.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 LSL17.68	$0.87 KES112.93	-11.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 LSL20.76	$0.46 KES59.08	-60.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 LSL10.92	$0.48 KES62.36	-20.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 LSL12.30	$0.56 KES71.90	-19.0%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 46.3% more for transportation

	Maseru	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 LSL83.01	$6.17 KES798.05	+33.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.40 LSL508.51	$30.83 KES3,984.37	+8.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,879.98 LSL355,955.82	$19,266.80 KES2,490,233.99	-3.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.62 LSL100.68	$13.87 KES1,792.97	+146.7%
Average			+46.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Maseru	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.72 LSL406.81	$39.39 KES5,091.51	+73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$143.89 LSL2,576.44	$428.53 KES55,387.25	+197.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$72.89 LSL1,305.17	$166.44 KES21,511.79	+128.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$22.39 KES2,894.23
Average			+133.2%

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pay 6.4 times more for childcare

	Maseru	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$29.35 LSL525.46	$166.67 KES21,542.71	+468.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,117.07 LSL20,001.33	$8,008.06 KES1,035,041.33	+616.9%
Average			+542.5%

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pay 41.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 LSL33.20	$2.31 KES298.83	+24.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.29 LSL23.13	$2.24 KES289.63	+73.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.83 LSL86.45	$3.08 KES398.44	-36.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.77 LSL389.86	$44.12 KES5,702.13	+102.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.17 KES796.87
Average			+41.2%

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pay 51.0% less for clothing

	Maseru	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.60 LSL762.76	$16.84 KES2,176.94	-60.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.76 LSL711.91	$22.95 KES2,966.15	-42.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.35 LSL1,796.73	$61.84 KES7,992.47	-38.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.00 LSL2,542.54	$52.50 KES6,785.85	-63.0%
Average			-51.0%

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