Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 2.9 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 22.7% more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.22
TRY213.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL192.00
|
$6.22
TRY213.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.52
|
$1.05
TRY35.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.80
|
$0.42
TRY14.24
|
|
pay 24.6% less for groceries
Maseru
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL13.63
|
$0.63
TRY21.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL44.67
|
$3.70
TRY126.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL58.41
|
$3.76
TRY128.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.05
|
$1.73
TRY59.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL52.02
|
$2.58
TRY88.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL15.46
|
$0.47
TRY16.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL16.91
|
$0.66
TRY22.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL22.76
|
$0.46
TRY15.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL19.51
|
$0.49
TRY16.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL13.65
|
$0.28
TRY9.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL15.61
|
$0.20
TRY6.85
|
|
pay 22.4% more for transportation
Maseru
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL77.72
|
$4.74
TRY162.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL477.82
|
$8.55
TRY292.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL334,475.94
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,597,863.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL94.61
|
$5.75
TRY197.07
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL382.26
|
$10.93
TRY374.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,344.76
|
$534.79
TRY18,319.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,672.38
|
$366.77
TRY12,563.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$53.48
TRY1,831.87
|
|
pay 11.6 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL493.75
|
$446.32
TRY15,288.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL18,794.36
|
$7,966.43
TRY272,890.02
|
|
pay 88.9% more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.40
|
$3.03
TRY103.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.00
|
$2.34
TRY80.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL81.23
|
$1.80
TRY61.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL366.33
|
$36.76
TRY1,259.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.66
TRY159.79
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
Maseru
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL716.73
|
$48.03
TRY1,645.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL668.95
|
$44.31
TRY1,517.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,688.31
|
$92.67
TRY3,174.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,389.11
|
$82.89
TRY2,839.28
|
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