Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 43.0% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Athens, you would:
pay 30.7% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Maseru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$10.99
LSL206.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.88
|
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.27
LSL5.15
|
|
pay 13.5% less for groceries
Athens
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.12
|
$1.78
LSL33.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.60
|
$3.51
LSL65.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
$1.18
LSL22.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.14
|
$2.11
LSL39.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.85
LSL16.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.92
LSL17.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.93
LSL17.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.80
LSL15.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
|
pay 40.9% less for transportation
Athens
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.49
|
$3.33
LSL62.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.81
|
$23.90
LSL448.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,621.06
|
$19,189.33
LSL359,837.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.68
|
$5.32
LSL99.73
|
|
pay 43.4% less for housing
Athens
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.72
|
$42.49
LSL796.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€517.07
|
$274.13
LSL5,140.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€487.43
|
$162.65
LSL3,050.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€188.95
|
$41.93
LSL786.20
|
|
pay 92.7% less for childcare
Athens
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€455.96
|
$28.78
LSL539.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,388.51
|
$877.23
LSL16,449.72
|
|
pay 50.4% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.36
|
$0.82
LSL15.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.44
|
$1.37
LSL25.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
$4.66
LSL87.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.79
|
$26.50
LSL496.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$4.11
LSL77.11
|
|
pay 29.2% less for clothing
Athens
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.25
|
$40.43
LSL758.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.53
|
$25.59
LSL479.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.07
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.00
|
$102.34
LSL1,919.13
|
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