Cost of Living Comparison Between Santa Fe and Maseru Cost of Living Comparison Between Santa Fe and Maseru

🙂 Solo nomad: Santa Fe is 7% cheaper than Maseru without rent, and 19.8% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Santa Fe is 16.7% cheaper than Maseru without rent, and 8.1% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Santa Fe
Maseru
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.86 ARS 8,149
$11.24 LSL 199
-38.97%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$16.2 ARS 19.2K
$25.58 LSL 453
-36.67%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.7 ARS 9,149
$11.31 LSL 200
-31.92%
Cappuccino
$1.71 ARS 2,025
$1.76 LSL 31.06
-2.84%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.32 ARS 1,573
$1.27 LSL 22.45
3.94%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.12 ARS 1,328
$0.73 LSL 13
53.42%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.24 ARS 1,473
$1.98 LSL 35.09
-37.37%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.44 ARS 2,903
$2.28 LSL 40.34
7.02%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Santa Fe
Maseru
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.98 ARS 1,168
$1 LSL 17.65
-2.00%
White Bread (500g)
$0.98 ARS 1,169
$0.71 LSL 12.55
38.03%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.78 ARS 2,117
$2.27 LSL 40.22
-21.59%
Eggs
$1.52 ARS 1,807
$1.32 LSL 23.42
15.15%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.74 ARS 10.4K
$7.1 LSL 126
23.10%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.83 ARS 6,920
$5.65 LSL 99.9
3.19%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.94 ARS 9,429
$5.76 LSL 102
37.85%
Apples (1kg)
$1.84 ARS 2,185
$1.67 LSL 29.61
10.18%
Banana (1kg)
$2.19 ARS 2,595
$2.1 LSL 37.06
4.29%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.95 ARS 1,122
$2.46 LSL 43.52
-61.38%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.62 ARS 3,107
$2.23 LSL 39.37
17.49%
Potato (1kg)
$0.51 ARS 608
$1.42 LSL 25.18
-64.08%
Onion (1kg)
$1.38 ARS 1,643
$1.47 LSL 26.09
-6.12%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.94 ARS 1,122
$1.36 LSL 24.07
-30.88%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.87 ARS 2,215
$0.8 LSL 14.22
133.75%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.42 ARS 4,067
$4.82 LSL 85.3
-29.05%
Wine (Bottle)
$4.02 ARS 4,779
$7.01 LSL 124
-42.65%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.29 ARS 1,534
$1.02 LSL 18.07
26.47%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.02 ARS 3,583
$1.37 LSL 24.19
120.44%
🚌 Getting Around
Santa Fe
Maseru
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.99 ARS 1,173
$0.75 LSL 13.35
32.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$28.07 LSL 497
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.02 ARS 1,213
$0.59 LSL 10.48
72.88%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.9 ARS 1,072
$0.57 LSL 10.12
57.89%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.95 ARS 7,063
$9.95 LSL 176
-40.20%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.03 ARS 1,220
$1.14 LSL 20.13
-9.65%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$29.6K ARS 35.1M
$19.4K LSL 343.5K
52.24%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.9K ARS 34.3M
$14.9K LSL 263.5K
93.70%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Santa Fe
Maseru
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$54.2 ARS 64.4K
-
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.21 ARS 9,755
$13.63 LSL 241
-39.77%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$14.5 ARS 17.2K
$31.36 LSL 555
-53.76%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Santa Fe
Maseru
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$40.72 ARS 48.4K
$21.82 LSL 386
86.62%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$13.8 ARS 16.4K
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$4.94 ARS 5,862
-
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Santa Fe
Maseru
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$223 ARS 264.2K
$49.16 LSL 870
352.64%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,079 ARS 1.3M
$1,095 LSL 19.4K
-1.49%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Santa Fe
Maseru
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$61.2 ARS 72.6K
$43.63 LSL 772
40.20%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$59.4 ARS 70.5K
$39.92 LSL 706
48.77%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$106 ARS 126.1K
$98.1 LSL 1,736
8.25%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$94 ARS 111.6K
$140 LSL 2,483
-33.05%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Santa Fe
Maseru
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$317 ARS 376.9K
$143 LSL 2,522
122.66%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$201 ARS 238.9K
$72 LSL 1,274
179.50%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$595 ARS 706.6K
$406 LSL 7,176
46.68%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$320 ARS 380K
$156 LSL 2,753
105.59%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,231 ARS 1.5M
$366 LSL 6,471
236.50%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,039 ARS 1.2M
$502 LSL 8,884
106.86%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Santa Fe
Maseru
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$626 LSL 11.1K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
100
8.5
1076.47%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Santa Fe: October 28, 2025

Last update for Maseru: October 29, 2025

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