Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 2.2 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 4.0% more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Kiev
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$8.16
UAH321.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
$4.15
UAH163.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
$0.62
UAH24.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
$0.49
UAH19.44
|
|
pay 3.9% less for groceries
Maseru
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$0.72
UAH28.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
$4.00
UAH157.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
$3.90
UAH153.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
$2.02
UAH79.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
$1.76
UAH69.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
$0.25
UAH9.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
$0.62
UAH24.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
$0.68
UAH26.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
$1.01
UAH39.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
$0.22
UAH8.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$0.34
UAH13.31
|
|
pay 0.7% less for transportation
Maseru
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
$5.50
UAH216.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
$9.52
UAH374.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
$23,116.98
UAH909,683.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
$3.81
UAH149.83
|
|
pay 31.5% more for housing
Maseru
|
Kiev
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
$5.04
UAH198.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
$454.74
UAH17,894.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
$275.70
UAH10,849.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
$74.83
UAH2,944.58
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
$312.58
UAH12,300.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
$5,592.11
UAH220,056.63
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Kiev
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
$1.09
UAH42.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
$1.35
UAH53.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
$2.04
UAH80.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
$26.77
UAH1,053.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
$4.08
UAH160.53
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
$65.70
UAH2,585.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
$33.80
UAH1,330.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
$78.00
UAH3,069.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
$93.05
UAH3,661.83
|
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