Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 48.9% more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,708
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,992
|
$11.58
LSL212.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$1.03
LSL18.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$0.54
LSL9.95
|
|
pay 33.1% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS664
|
$0.82
LSL15.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,067
|
$2.67
LSL48.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,017
|
$3.65
LSL66.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,038
|
$1.28
LSL23.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$3.09
LSL56.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS797
|
$0.88
LSL16.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$1.00
LSL18.42
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS525
|
$0.99
LSL18.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS263
|
$1.16
LSL21.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS250
|
$0.61
LSL11.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.69
LSL12.60
|
|
pay 55.6% more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,227
|
$4.64
LSL85.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,384
|
$28.40
LSL520.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,269,184
|
$19,879.98
LSL364,535.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,302
|
$5.62
LSL103.11
|
|
pay 21.2% less for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,211
|
$22.72
LSL416.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,460
|
$143.89
LSL2,638.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,487
|
$72.89
LSL1,336.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,490
|
?? | |
pay 17.0% less for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS41,980
|
$29.35
LSL538.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS503,764
|
$1,117.07
LSL20,483.40
|
|
pay 28.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,277
|
$1.85
LSL34.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS783
|
$1.29
LSL23.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS962
|
$4.83
LSL88.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$21.77
LSL399.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,436
|
$42.60
LSL781.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,851
|
$39.76
LSL729.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,902
|
$100.35
LSL1,840.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,328
|
$142.00
LSL2,603.82
|
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