Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 6.0% cheaper than Astana.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Astana, you would:
pay 4.8% less for restaurants
Astana
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.08
KZT4,358.49
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
KZT3,105.43
|
$10.94
LSL194.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KZT465.63
|
$0.66
LSL11.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
KZT268.77
|
$0.27
LSL4.87
|
|
pay 42.1% more for groceries
Astana
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KZT270.56
|
$0.78
LSL13.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
KZT2,543.72
|
$2.55
LSL45.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
KZT2,317.89
|
$3.33
LSL59.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
KZT905.75
|
$1.20
LSL21.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
KZT1,215.74
|
$2.97
LSL52.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
KZT322.17
|
$0.88
LSL15.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KZT478.12
|
$0.96
LSL17.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
KZT548.65
|
$1.30
LSL23.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
KZT566.21
|
$1.11
LSL19.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
KZT119.92
|
$0.78
LSL13.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT112.24
|
$0.89
LSL15.82
|
|
pay 41.8% more for transportation
Astana
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
KZT958.63
|
$4.43
LSL78.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.03
KZT8,172.17
|
$27.24
LSL484.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,704.14
KZT10,896,228.76
|
$19,066.76
LSL339,125.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.31
KZT2,549.72
|
$5.39
LSL95.92
|
|
pay 26.3% less for housing
Astana
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
KZT6,632.27
|
$21.79
LSL387.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$522.20
KZT250,613.26
|
$190.67
LSL3,391.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$354.38
KZT170,075.92
|
$95.33
LSL1,695.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.07
KZT21,630.54
|
?? | |
pay 86.9% less for childcare
Astana
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.83
KZT109,822.52
|
$28.15
LSL500.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,705.22
KZT3,697,907.64
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,055.60
|
|
pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
KZT653.77
|
$0.82
LSL14.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
KZT1,105.55
|
$1.37
LSL24.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
KZT871.70
|
$4.63
LSL82.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.93
KZT28,761.50
|
$20.88
LSL371.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
KZT2,724.06
|
?? | |
pay 10.4% less for clothing
Astana
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
KZT37,633.39
|
$40.86
LSL726.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.48
KZT23,744.70
|
$38.13
LSL678.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.43
KZT52,519.82
|
$96.24
LSL1,711.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.49
KZT46,308.48
|
$136.19
LSL2,422.32
|
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