Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 4.0 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 82.3% more for restaurants
|
Maseru
|
San Jose
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$10.83
CRC5,442.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL212.37
|
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.87
|
$1.99
CRC1,001.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.95
|
$1.46
CRC734.16
|
|
pay 83.6% more for groceries
|
Maseru
|
San Jose
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL15.05
|
$2.60
CRC1,304.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.94
|
$4.26
CRC2,143.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.91
|
$7.23
CRC3,634.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.41
|
$3.26
CRC1,639.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.69
|
$4.41
CRC2,214.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.18
|
$1.95
CRC980.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.42
|
$0.63
CRC316.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.11
|
$1.59
CRC799.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.26
|
$1.35
CRC677.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.18
|
$1.30
CRC653.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.60
|
$1.19
CRC598.48
|
|
pay 80.4% more for transportation
|
Maseru
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL85.01
|
$5.49
CRC2,757.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL520.76
|
$38.02
CRC19,107.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL364,535.15
|
$36,925.49
CRC18,555,653.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL103.11
|
$15.94
CRC8,010.67
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
|
Maseru
|
San Jose
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL416.61
|
$53.59
CRC26,932.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,638.54
|
$742.08
CRC372,906.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,336.63
|
$463.60
CRC232,967.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$63.06
CRC31,686.46
|
|
pay 14.4 times more for childcare
|
Maseru
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL538.12
|
$521.49
CRC262,057.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,483.40
|
$12,425.72
CRC6,244,123.06
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL34.00
|
$2.92
CRC1,464.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.69
|
$3.69
CRC1,854.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.53
|
$5.05
CRC2,539.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL399.25
|
$59.70
CRC30,000.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.72
CRC4,883.07
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
|
Maseru
|
San Jose
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL781.15
|
$73.59
CRC36,978.24
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL729.07
|
$50.81
CRC25,534.04
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,840.03
|
$125.98
CRC63,308.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,603.82
|
$117.31
CRC58,952.04
|
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