Cost of living comparison
Austria is 4.6 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Austria instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$15.33
€14.30
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL198.97
|
$10.30
€9.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.94
|
$2.98
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.97
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
pay 86.6% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.13
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.29
|
$8.22
€7.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.53
|
$5.57
€5.19
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.81
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.91
|
$5.79
€5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.02
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.52
|
$0.95
€0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.58
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.22
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.15
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.17
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
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pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Maseru
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.55
|
$6.51
€6.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.19
|
$49.62
€46.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL346,633.61
|
$26,063.58
€24,312.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.05
|
$19.69
€18.37
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.15
|
$36.32
€33.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,466.34
|
$871.49
€812.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,733.17
|
$685.35
€639.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$267.95
€249.95
|
|
pay 15.0 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL511.70
|
$469.56
€438.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,477.51
|
$14,286.41
€13,326.67
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.92
|
$4.59
€4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.87
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.18
|
$6.46
€6.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL379.65
|
$44.34
€41.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.69
€11.83
|
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pay 28.6% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL742.79
|
$85.15
€79.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL693.27
|
$46.34
€43.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,749.67
|
$89.08
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,475.95
|
$125.31
€116.90
|
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