Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 2.1 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 4.0% less for restaurants
|
Maseru
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$8.52
ZAR156.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL212.37
|
$4.68
ZAR85.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.87
|
$1.01
ZAR18.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.95
|
$0.81
ZAR14.88
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
|
Maseru
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL15.05
|
$1.07
ZAR19.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.94
|
$3.70
ZAR67.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.91
|
$4.91
ZAR90.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.41
|
$2.35
ZAR42.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.69
|
$2.08
ZAR38.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.18
|
$0.69
ZAR12.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.42
|
$0.68
ZAR12.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.11
|
$0.73
ZAR13.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.26
|
$0.75
ZAR13.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.18
|
$0.64
ZAR11.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.60
|
$0.58
ZAR10.68
|
|
pay 47.8% more for transportation
|
Maseru
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL85.01
|
$5.05
ZAR92.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL520.76
|
$65.32
ZAR1,196.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL364,535.15
|
$19,084.78
ZAR349,598.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL103.11
|
$8.78
ZAR160.75
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Maseru
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL416.61
|
$39.13
ZAR716.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,638.54
|
$416.34
ZAR7,626.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,336.63
|
$379.25
ZAR6,947.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$86.03
ZAR1,575.91
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
|
Maseru
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL538.12
|
$216.65
ZAR3,968.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,483.40
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,934.79
|
|
pay 25.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL34.00
|
$2.39
ZAR43.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.69
|
$2.00
ZAR36.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.53
|
$2.95
ZAR54.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL399.25
|
$34.21
ZAR626.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.81
ZAR143.06
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
|
Maseru
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL781.15
|
$49.09
ZAR899.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL729.07
|
$34.65
ZAR634.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,840.03
|
$92.30
ZAR1,690.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,603.82
|
$98.31
ZAR1,800.82
|
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