Cost of living comparison
Poland is 2.6 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Poland instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 66.0% more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Poland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$8.88
PLN35.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL203.81
|
$7.49
PLN30.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.11
|
$1.74
PLN7.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.54
|
$1.43
PLN5.78
|
|
pay 3.8% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.44
|
$1.18
PLN4.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL46.97
|
$4.31
PLN17.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL64.21
|
$3.58
PLN14.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL22.47
|
$2.93
PLN11.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL54.41
|
$2.70
PLN10.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL15.53
|
$0.43
PLN1.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL17.68
|
$0.71
PLN2.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL17.38
|
$0.76
PLN3.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL20.40
|
$1.09
PLN4.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL10.73
|
$0.37
PLN1.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.09
|
$0.49
PLN1.97
|
|
pay 29.9% more for transportation
Maseru
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL81.58
|
$6.07
PLN24.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL499.78
|
$28.33
PLN114.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL349,845.67
|
$30,111.92
PLN121,482.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL98.96
|
$7.74
PLN31.22
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL399.82
|
$14.40
PLN58.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,532.22
|
$601.98
PLN2,428.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,282.77
|
$478.28
PLN1,929.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$184.01
PLN742.38
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL516.44
|
$318.05
PLN1,283.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL19,657.99
|
$6,011.28
PLN24,251.61
|
|
pay 61.9% more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL32.63
|
$3.12
PLN12.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL22.73
|
$3.04
PLN12.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL84.96
|
$4.55
PLN18.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL383.16
|
$32.52
PLN131.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.47
PLN26.10
|
|
pay 1.4% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL749.67
|
$75.63
PLN305.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL699.69
|
$35.26
PLN142.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,765.89
|
$78.29
PLN315.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,498.90
|
$87.22
PLN351.89
|
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