Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 10.8 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
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Maseru
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$45.20
£35.97
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL212.37
|
$10.33
£8.22
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.87
|
$2.83
£2.25
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.95
|
$2.50
£1.99
|
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pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Maseru
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL15.05
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.94
|
$5.33
£4.24
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.91
|
$7.84
£6.24
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.41
|
$5.37
£4.28
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.69
|
$5.67
£4.52
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.18
|
$1.89
£1.50
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.42
|
$1.39
£1.11
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.11
|
$1.85
£1.47
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.26
|
$1.83
£1.46
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.18
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.60
|
$1.44
£1.15
|
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pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Maseru
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL85.01
|
$7.93
£6.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL520.76
|
$67.16
£53.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL364,535.15
|
$27,768.06
£22,096.90
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL103.11
|
$51.51
£40.99
|
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pay 13.1 times more for housing
|
Maseru
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL416.61
|
$72.54
£57.73
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,638.54
|
$1,808.15
£1,438.87
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,336.63
|
$1,715.90
£1,365.46
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$167.51
£133.30
|
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pay 48.9 times more for childcare
|
Maseru
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL538.12
|
$2,324.77
£1,849.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,483.40
|
$20,664.60
£16,444.21
|
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pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL34.00
|
$7.75
£6.17
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.69
|
$4.95
£3.94
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.53
|
$15.50
£12.33
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL399.25
|
$74.05
£58.93
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$18.08
£14.39
|
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pay 68.1% more for clothing
|
Maseru
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL781.15
|
$100.09
£79.65
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL729.07
|
$69.31
£55.16
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,840.03
|
$121.08
£96.35
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,603.82
|
$202.34
£161.02
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