Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 2.4 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 0.7% more for restaurants
|
Maseru
|
Kiev
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$7.58
UAH313.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL194.66
|
$6.32
UAH261.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.68
|
$0.62
UAH25.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.87
|
$0.41
UAH16.97
|
|
pay 16.7% less for groceries
|
Maseru
|
Kiev
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL13.82
|
$0.73
UAH30.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL45.29
|
$4.30
UAH177.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL59.22
|
$3.88
UAH160.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.34
|
$1.78
UAH73.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL52.74
|
$1.97
UAH81.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL15.68
|
$0.34
UAH14.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.14
|
$0.64
UAH26.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.07
|
$0.71
UAH29.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL19.78
|
$0.94
UAH38.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL13.84
|
$0.28
UAH11.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL15.82
|
$0.37
UAH15.50
|
|
pay 2.0% less for transportation
|
Maseru
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL78.80
|
$5.16
UAH213.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL484.46
|
$9.66
UAH399.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL339,125.03
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,280,109.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL95.92
|
$4.19
UAH173.47
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Maseru
|
Kiev
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL387.57
|
$5.82
UAH240.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,391.25
|
$558.46
UAH23,102.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,695.63
|
$325.98
UAH13,485.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$72.04
UAH2,980.35
|
|
pay 9.7 times more for childcare
|
Maseru
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL500.61
|
$365.07
UAH15,102.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,055.60
|
$6,874.47
UAH284,385.89
|
|
pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
Kiev
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.60
|
$1.26
UAH52.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.33
|
$1.34
UAH55.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL82.36
|
$2.27
UAH94.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL371.42
|
$26.77
UAH1,107.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.05
UAH209.00
|
|
pay 6.3% more for clothing
|
Maseru
|
Kiev
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL726.70
|
$69.25
UAH2,864.63
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL678.25
|
$36.51
UAH1,510.48
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,711.77
|
$87.23
UAH3,608.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,422.32
|
$94.45
UAH3,907.34
|
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