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Santiago vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 2.8 times more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants: pay 65.4% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 35.1% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 42.5% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 9.5 times more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.5% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 16.7% less in Santiago

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Santiago are more expensive than in Maseru. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Santiago.

Santiago vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago instead of Maseru, you would:

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pay 65.4% more for restaurants

	Maseru	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$12.36 CLF0.4500
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.58 LSL221.09	$8.24 CLF0.3000	-28.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 LSL19.64	$1.78 CLF0.0700	+73.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 LSL10.35	$1.37 CLF0.0500	+151.8%
Average			+65.4%

Maseru vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.1% more for groceries

	Maseru	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 LSL15.67	$1.48 CLF0.0500	+80.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.67 LSL50.95	$5.49 CLF0.2000	+105.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.65 LSL69.65	$4.59 CLF0.1700	+25.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.28 LSL24.37	$3.97 CLF0.1500	+210.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 LSL59.02	$2.88 CLF0.1100	-6.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LSL16.84	$0.96 CLF0.0300	+8.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 LSL19.18	$0.71 CLF0.0300	-29.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 LSL18.85	$0.91 CLF0.0300	-8.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 LSL22.13	$0.84 CLF0.0300	-27.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 LSL11.64	$0.80 CLF0.0300	+31.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 LSL13.12	$0.66 CLF0.0200	-4.4%
Average			+35.1%

Maseru vs. Santiago - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.5% more for transportation

	Maseru	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 LSL88.50	$5.14 CLF0.1900	+10.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.40 LSL542.14	$41.20 CLF1.5100	+45.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,879.98 LSL379,495.98	$18,540.00 CLF678.2500	-6.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.62 LSL107.34	$12.41 CLF0.4500	+120.7%
Average			+42.5%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Maseru	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.72 LSL433.71	$20.87 CLF0.7600	-8.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$143.89 LSL2,746.83	$513.58 CLF18.7900	+256.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$72.89 LSL1,391.49	$439.93 CLF16.0900	+503.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$104.66 CLF3.8300
Average			+250.8%

Maseru vs. Santiago - Cost of housing

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pay 9.5 times more for childcare

	Maseru	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$29.35 LSL560.21	$387.71 CLF14.1800	+1221.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,117.07 LSL21,324.06	$6,421.89 CLF234.9300	+474.9%
Average			+848.0%

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pay 63.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 LSL35.40	$2.83 CLF0.1000	+52.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.29 LSL24.66	$3.09 CLF0.1100	+138.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.83 LSL92.16	$5.15 CLF0.1900	+6.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.77 LSL415.64	$33.85 CLF1.2400	+55.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.87 CLF0.2100
Average			+63.5%

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pay 16.7% less for clothing

	Maseru	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.60 LSL813.21	$52.80 CLF1.9300	+24.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.76 LSL758.99	$31.11 CLF1.1400	-21.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.35 LSL1,915.55	$73.37 CLF2.6800	-26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.00 LSL2,710.69	$82.04 CLF3.0000	-42.2%
Average			-16.7%

Maseru vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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