Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 4.5 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$19.51
ISK2,708
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL198.97
|
$16.45
ISK2,283
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.94
|
$2.70
ISK375
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.97
|
$1.95
ISK271
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Maseru
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.13
|
$3.16
ISK438
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.29
|
$6.72
ISK932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.53
|
$6.27
ISK870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.81
|
$6.03
ISK837
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.91
|
$7.60
ISK1,055
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.02
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.52
|
$1.01
ISK140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.58
|
$1.15
ISK160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.22
|
$1.71
ISK238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.15
|
$1.13
ISK157
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.17
|
$0.68
ISK95
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Maseru
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.55
|
$8.42
ISK1,169
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.19
|
$68.29
ISK9,478
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL346,633.61
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,511,605
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.05
|
$23.23
ISK3,224
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.15
|
$74.47
ISK10,335
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,466.34
|
$1,518.94
ISK210,798
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,733.17
|
$1,325.48
ISK183,950
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$66.99
ISK9,297
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL511.70
|
$254.97
ISK35,384
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,477.51
|
$5,993.83
ISK831,823
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.92
|
$9.37
ISK1,301
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.87
|
$4.61
ISK640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.18
|
$11.22
ISK1,557
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL379.65
|
$60.00
ISK8,327
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.94
ISK1,935
|
|
pay 74.6% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL742.79
|
$108.23
ISK15,020
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL693.27
|
$59.73
ISK8,290
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,749.67
|
$146.94
ISK20,392
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,475.95
|
$169.24
ISK23,487
|
|
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