Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 62.4% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 65.1% less for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,683
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,262
|
$10.94
LSL194.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK372
|
$0.66
LSL11.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK269
|
$0.27
LSL4.87
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK434
|
$0.78
LSL13.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK924
|
$2.55
LSL45.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK862
|
$3.33
LSL59.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK829
|
$1.20
LSL21.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,045
|
$2.97
LSL52.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK155
|
$0.88
LSL15.68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK139
|
$0.96
LSL17.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK159
|
$1.30
LSL23.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK236
|
$1.11
LSL19.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK155
|
$0.78
LSL13.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK94
|
$0.89
LSL15.82
|
|
pay 59.1% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,158
|
$4.43
LSL78.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,390
|
$27.24
LSL484.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,460,770
|
$19,066.76
LSL339,186.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,194
|
$5.39
LSL95.94
|
|
pay 83.6% less for housing
|
Iceland
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,240
|
$21.79
LSL387.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK208,854
|
$190.67
LSL3,391.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK182,253
|
$95.33
LSL1,695.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,211
|
?? | |
pay 85.5% less for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,058
|
$28.15
LSL500.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK824,151
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,059.03
|
|
pay 71.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,289
|
$0.82
LSL14.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK634
|
$1.37
LSL24.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,542
|
$4.63
LSL82.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,250
|
$20.88
LSL371.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,917
|
?? | |
pay 38.1% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK14,882
|
$40.86
LSL726.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,213
|
$38.13
LSL678.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,204
|
$96.24
LSL1,712.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,270
|
$136.19
LSL2,422.76
|
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