Cost of living comparison
Road Town is 5.3 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Road Town instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
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Maseru
|
Road Town
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$20.00
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL207.42
|
$11.50
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.43
|
$2.10
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.71
|
$1.67
|
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pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Maseru
|
Road Town
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.70
|
$4.66
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL47.80
|
$9.00
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL65.35
|
$8.81
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL22.87
|
$5.00
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL55.37
|
$4.54
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL15.80
|
$1.66
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.00
|
$1.37
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL17.69
|
$0.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL20.76
|
$3.04
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL10.92
|
$2.06
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.30
|
$1.64
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Maseru
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL83.03
|
$4.64
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL508.63
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL356,040.29
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL100.71
|
?? |
pay 11.9 times more for housing
|
Maseru
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL406.90
|
$125.00
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,577.05
|
$1,666.67
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,305.48
|
$1,366.67
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$124.65
|
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pay 11.0 times more for childcare
|
Maseru
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL525.58
|
$375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,006.07
|
$10,320.00
|
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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.21
|
$4.00
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.14
|
$4.75
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL86.47
|
$5.00
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL389.95
|
$120.00
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.00
|
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pay 19.5% more for clothing
|
Maseru
|
Road Town
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL762.94
|
$47.50
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL712.08
|
$55.00
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,797.16
|
$130.00
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,543.14
|
$140.00
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