Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 11.7% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 18.5% more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
$10.99
LSL206.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
TRY31.06
|
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TRY11.90
|
$0.27
LSL5.15
|
|
pay 55.3% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
TRY15.53
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
TRY117.90
|
$1.78
LSL33.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
TRY143.92
|
$3.51
LSL65.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
TRY60.96
|
$1.18
LSL22.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
TRY66.09
|
$2.11
LSL39.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.32
|
$0.85
LSL16.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
TRY23.04
|
$0.92
LSL17.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.38
|
$0.93
LSL17.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY17.47
|
$0.80
LSL15.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.26
|
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.12
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
|
pay 2.9% more for transportation
Ankara
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
TRY140.10
|
$3.33
LSL62.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
TRY505.59
|
$23.90
LSL448.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
TRY1,348,227.70
|
$19,189.33
LSL359,837.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
TRY128.08
|
$5.32
LSL99.73
|
|
pay 68.4% more for housing
Ankara
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
TRY312.72
|
$42.49
LSL796.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
TRY11,277.36
|
$274.13
LSL5,140.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
TRY7,534.63
|
$162.65
LSL3,050.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
TRY1,619.17
|
$41.93
LSL786.20
|
|
pay 83.9% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
TRY7,353.85
|
$28.78
LSL539.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
TRY146,768.25
|
$877.23
LSL16,449.72
|
|
pay 17.5% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
TRY84.26
|
$0.82
LSL15.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TRY69.97
|
$1.37
LSL25.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
TRY58.98
|
$4.66
LSL87.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
TRY758.44
|
$26.50
LSL496.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
TRY108.70
|
$4.11
LSL77.11
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
TRY1,435.34
|
$40.43
LSL758.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
TRY1,085.64
|
$25.59
LSL479.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
TRY2,494.22
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
TRY2,135.12
|
$102.34
LSL1,919.13
|
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