Cost of living comparison
Athens is 3.8 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Athens instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
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Maseru
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$16.24
€14.79
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL192.00
|
$9.75
€8.88
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.52
|
$2.12
€1.93
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.80
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
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pay 50.9% more for groceries
|
Maseru
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL13.63
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL44.67
|
$6.88
€6.27
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL58.41
|
$6.38
€5.81
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.05
|
$4.72
€4.29
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL52.02
|
$5.03
€4.58
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL15.46
|
$0.87
€0.79
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL16.91
|
$0.89
€0.81
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL22.76
|
$0.61
€0.55
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL19.51
|
$0.98
€0.89
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL13.65
|
$0.58
€0.53
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL15.61
|
$0.60
€0.54
|
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pay 65.2% more for transportation
|
Maseru
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL77.72
|
$7.66
€6.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL477.82
|
$32.49
€29.58
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL334,475.94
|
$27,399.57
€24,949.53
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL94.61
|
$12.13
€11.04
|
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pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Maseru
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL382.26
|
$32.57
€29.66
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,344.76
|
$630.26
€573.91
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,672.38
|
$532.87
€485.22
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$165.03
€150.28
|
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pay 13.4 times more for childcare
|
Maseru
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL493.75
|
$482.99
€439.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL18,794.36
|
$10,389.46
€9,460.44
|
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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.40
|
$5.41
€4.93
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.00
|
$3.62
€3.30
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL81.23
|
$4.98
€4.54
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL366.33
|
$46.52
€42.36
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.75
€8.88
|
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pay 24.1% more for clothing
|
Maseru
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL716.73
|
$89.99
€81.94
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL668.95
|
$34.83
€31.71
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,688.31
|
$95.37
€86.84
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,389.11
|
$116.71
€106.27
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