Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 34.8% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 39.0% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Maseru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN40.59
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN33.49
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN7.23
|
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.78
|
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
|
pay 17.6% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.38
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN18.44
|
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN15.48
|
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN12.32
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.70
|
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.97
|
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.39
|
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.50
|
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.56
|
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.14
|
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
|
pay 26.3% less for transportation
Warsaw
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN25.56
|
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN111.63
|
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN123,909.48
|
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN32.47
|
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
|
pay 45.5% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN64.43
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,428.98
|
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,391.82
|
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN917.95
|
?? | |
pay 93.5% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,109.62
|
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN55,272.09
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
|
pay 49.2% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN16.24
|
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.64
|
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN19.28
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN168.30
|
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN30.44
|
?? | |
pay 7.9% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN373.27
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN170.04
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN362.63
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN422.16
|
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
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