Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 73.0% more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 39.9% less for restaurants
|
Maseru
|
Rabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.03
MAD50.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL209.98
|
$6.04
MAD60.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.66
|
$0.63
MAD6.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.83
|
$0.36
MAD3.65
|
|
pay 20.1% less for groceries
|
Maseru
|
Rabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.88
|
$0.43
MAD4.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.39
|
$5.52
MAD55.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.15
|
$3.01
MAD30.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.15
|
$1.79
MAD18.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.05
|
$2.80
MAD28.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.00
|
$0.68
MAD6.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.22
|
$0.61
MAD6.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL17.91
|
$0.37
MAD3.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.02
|
$0.38
MAD3.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.05
|
$0.31
MAD3.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.46
|
$0.32
MAD3.21
|
|
pay 26.2% more for transportation
|
Maseru
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL84.05
|
$5.58
MAD56.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL514.89
|
$25.17
MAD253.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL360,423.97
|
$34,227.16
MAD344,236.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL101.95
|
$6.95
MAD69.86
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Maseru
|
Rabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL411.91
|
$37.69
MAD379.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,608.78
|
$396.93
MAD3,992.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,321.55
|
$225.91
MAD2,272.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$29.22
MAD293.87
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
|
Maseru
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL532.05
|
$126.81
MAD1,275.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,252.39
|
$5,470.70
MAD55,021.01
|
|
pay 38.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
Rabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.62
|
$4.03
MAD40.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.42
|
$1.75
MAD17.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL87.53
|
$3.98
MAD39.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL394.75
|
$26.09
MAD262.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.54
MAD65.81
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
|
Maseru
|
Rabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL772.34
|
$49.04
MAD493.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL720.85
|
$42.40
MAD426.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,819.28
|
$94.38
MAD949.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,574.46
|
$88.59
MAD890.96
|
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