Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 51.7% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Austria, you would:
pay 53.2% less for restaurants
Austria
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Maseru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.22
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.56
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.77
|
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.10
|
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
|
pay 33.7% less for groceries
Austria
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.63
|
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.16
|
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.37
|
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.71
|
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
|
pay 44.1% less for transportation
Austria
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€6.04
|
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€46.04
|
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€24,180.49
|
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.27
|
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
|
pay 68.1% less for housing
Austria
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.69
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€808.53
|
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€635.84
|
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€248.59
|
?? | |
pay 93.2% less for childcare
Austria
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€435.64
|
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,254.22
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
|
pay 56.2% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.26
|
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€6.00
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€41.14
|
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.77
|
?? | |
pay 13.2% less for clothing
Austria
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€79.00
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€43.00
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€82.64
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€116.26
|
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
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