Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 40.1% cheaper than Saipan.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 24.9% less for restaurants
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Saipan
|
Maseru
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$11.58
LSL212.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.03
LSL18.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.54
LSL9.95
|
|
pay 51.9% less for groceries
|
Saipan
|
Maseru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$0.82
LSL15.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.67
LSL48.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$3.65
LSL66.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.33
|
$1.28
LSL23.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
|
$3.09
LSL56.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.88
LSL16.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.00
LSL18.42
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.99
LSL18.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.16
LSL21.26
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.61
LSL11.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.69
LSL12.60
|
|
pay 44.3% less for transportation
|
Saipan
|
Maseru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
|
$4.64
LSL85.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.40
LSL520.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$19,879.98
LSL364,535.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$5.62
LSL103.11
|
|
pay 74.3% less for housing
|
Saipan
|
Maseru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$22.72
LSL416.61
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$143.89
LSL2,638.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$72.89
LSL1,336.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
?? | |
pay 81.4% less for childcare
|
Saipan
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$29.35
LSL538.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$1,117.07
LSL20,483.40
|
|
pay 64.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saipan
|
Maseru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$1.85
LSL34.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$1.29
LSL23.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.83
LSL88.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$21.77
LSL399.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
?? | |
pay 60.8% more for clothing
|
Saipan
|
Maseru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$42.60
LSL781.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$39.76
LSL729.07
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$100.35
LSL1,840.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$142.00
LSL2,603.82
|
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