Cost of living comparison
Poland is 2.3 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Poland instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Poland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.88
zł27.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL208.50
|
$5.95
zł23.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.51
|
$1.30
zł5.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.21
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
pay 1.2% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL14.15
|
$0.94
zł3.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL33.84
|
$3.34
zł13.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL66.56
|
$2.82
zł11.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.37
|
$2.49
zł9.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL40.09
|
$2.20
zł8.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.19
|
$0.38
zł1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.45
|
$0.55
zł2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.69
|
$0.63
zł2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.25
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.52
|
$0.29
zł1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL14.15
|
$0.37
zł1.49
|
|
pay 30.8% more for transportation
Maseru
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL63.17
|
$5.68
zł22.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL453.37
|
$23.91
zł95.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL363,941.17
|
$19,787.24
zł79,107.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL100.86
|
$6.31
zł25.24
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL805.87
|
$12.94
zł51.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,199.16
|
$480.05
zł1,919.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,084.83
|
$406.85
zł1,626.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL795.17
|
$148.56
zł593.92
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL545.91
|
$228.50
zł913.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,637.31
|
$4,467.72
zł17,861.41
|
|
pay 58.1% more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.64
|
$2.34
zł9.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL26.06
|
$2.45
zł9.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL88.39
|
$4.13
zł16.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL502.59
|
$27.45
zł109.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL77.99
|
$5.63
zł22.50
|
|
pay 12.2% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL766.88
|
$64.65
zł258.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL485.25
|
$30.33
zł121.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,299.79
|
$66.37
zł265.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,941.02
|
$75.24
zł300.78
|
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