Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Vatican City instead of Maseru, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Vatican City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? | ?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL211.34
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.78
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.90
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Maseru
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.98
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.70
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.58
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.30
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.42
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.10
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.34
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.02
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.16
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.13
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.54
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Maseru
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL84.59
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL518.23
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL362,763.62
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL102.61
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Maseru
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL414.59
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,625.72
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,330.13
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Maseru
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL535.51
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,383.86
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.84
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.57
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.10
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL397.31
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Maseru
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL777.35
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL725.53
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,831.09
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,591.17
|
?? |
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