Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 2.8 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 65.4% more for restaurants
|
Maseru
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL209.98
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.66
|
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.83
|
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
|
pay 35.1% more for groceries
|
Maseru
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.88
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.39
|
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.15
|
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.15
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.05
|
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.00
|
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.22
|
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL17.91
|
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.02
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.05
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.46
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 42.5% more for transportation
|
Maseru
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL84.05
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL514.89
|
$41.20
CLF1.4700
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL360,423.97
|
$18,540.00
CLF662.9500
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL101.95
|
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Maseru
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL411.91
|
$20.87
CLF0.7500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,608.78
|
$513.58
CLF18.3600
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,321.55
|
$439.93
CLF15.7300
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$104.66
CLF3.7400
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for childcare
|
Maseru
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL532.05
|
$387.71
CLF13.8600
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,252.39
|
$6,421.89
CLF229.6300
|
|
pay 63.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.62
|
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.42
|
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL87.53
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL394.75
|
$33.85
CLF1.2100
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 16.7% less for clothing
|
Maseru
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL772.34
|
$52.80
CLF1.8900
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL720.85
|
$31.11
CLF1.1100
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,819.28
|
$73.37
CLF2.6200
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,574.46
|
$82.04
CLF2.9300
|
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