Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 50.9% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Austria, you would:
pay 47.8% less for restaurants
Austria
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Maseru
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.20
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
$10.99
LSL206.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.67
|
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.25
|
$0.27
LSL5.16
|
|
pay 35.0% less for groceries
Austria
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
$0.75
LSL14.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.85
|
$1.78
LSL33.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
$3.51
LSL65.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
$1.18
LSL22.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.97
|
$2.11
LSL39.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.03
|
$0.85
LSL16.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.92
LSL17.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$0.93
LSL17.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.44
|
$0.80
LSL15.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.75
LSL14.00
|
|
pay 50.8% less for transportation
Austria
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.77
|
$3.33
LSL62.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€45.15
|
$23.90
LSL448.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,338.81
|
$19,189.33
LSL360,002.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.58
|
$5.32
LSL99.77
|
|
pay 51.2% less for housing
Austria
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.22
|
$42.49
LSL797.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€697.48
|
$274.13
LSL5,142.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€583.51
|
$162.65
LSL3,051.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€208.40
|
$41.93
LSL786.56
|
|
pay 91.2% less for childcare
Austria
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€390.86
|
$28.78
LSL540.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,703.35
|
$877.23
LSL16,457.26
|
|
pay 53.5% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.93
|
$0.82
LSL15.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.12
|
$1.37
LSL25.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
$4.66
LSL87.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.99
|
$26.50
LSL497.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.98
|
$4.11
LSL77.14
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
Austria
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€71.08
|
$40.43
LSL758.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.26
|
$25.59
LSL480.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€80.06
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.70
|
$102.34
LSL1,920.01
|
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