Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Lesotho
  3. Maseru
  4. Iceland
  5. Reykjavik
  6. Comparison
LSL
COMPARED TO
ISK

Reykjavik is 3.6 times more expensive than Maseru.

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Maseru, you would:
local_dining

pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

  Maseru help_outline Reykjavik help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.85
LSL37.79
$17.39
kr1,825
+509.9%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.37
LSL44.66
$11.75
kr1,233
+248.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.01
LSL13.40
$2.57
kr270
+154.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.73
LSL9.62
$1.91
kr200
+162.8%
Average +268.9%
Maseru vs. Reykjavik - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 2.5 times more for groceries

  Maseru help_outline Reykjavik help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.48
LSL6.41
$2.87
kr302
+494.1%
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.37
LSL44.66
$6.22
kr652
+84.5%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.21
LSL42.48
$4.53
kr476
+41.5%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.44
LSL19.05
$4.68
kr492
+225.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.77
LSL23.48
$6.52
kr684
+268.1%
Apples (1 lb) $0.60
LSL7.89
$0.99
kr104
+66.2%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.53
LSL7.06
$0.71
kr75
+33.6%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.43
LSL5.71
$0.90
kr94
+107.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.61
LSL8.10
$1.63
kr171
+166.2%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.48
LSL6.34
$0.90
kr95
+88.7%
Onions (1 lb) $0.31
LSL4.16
$0.67
kr70
+113.9%
Average +153.7%
Maseru vs. Reykjavik - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 3.7 times more for transportation

  Maseru help_outline Reykjavik help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.44
LSL32.34
$6.02
kr632
+146.7%
Monthly public transit pass $19.18
LSL254.21
$89.02
kr9,343
+364.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $17,624.70
LSL233,597.38
$26,359.72
kr2,766,452
+49.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $3.73
LSL49.47
$22.40
kr2,350
+500.0%
Average +265.1%
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home

pay 2.9 times more for housing

  Maseru help_outline Reykjavik help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $48.60
LSL644.11
$58.62
kr6,152
+20.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $369.34
LSL4,895.24
$1,373.75
kr144,175
+271.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $211.38
LSL2,801.64
$1,123.51
kr117,913
+431.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $45.59
LSL604.20
$66.06
kr6,933
+44.9%
Average +192.2%
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child_care

pay 4.8 times more for childcare

  Maseru help_outline Reykjavik help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $133.48
LSL1,769.16
$242.23
kr25,422
+81.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $768.92
LSL10,191.26
$5,981.36
kr627,744
+677.9%
Average +379.7%
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gamepad

pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports

  Maseru help_outline Reykjavik help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.78
LSL10.31
$8.35
kr876
+973.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.38
LSL18.32
$4.02
kr422
+190.9%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.56
LSL20.61
$10.08
kr1,058
+548.5%
Monthly membership at local gym $26.96
LSL357.27
$53.28
kr5,592
+97.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $3.37
LSL44.66
$11.13
kr1,168
+230.3%
Average +408.2%
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store

pay 2.9 times more for clothing

  Maseru help_outline Reykjavik help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $30.75
LSL407.51
$106.69
kr11,197
+247.0%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $14.26
LSL189.07
$43.20
kr4,533
+202.8%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $60.76
LSL805.35
$121.34
kr12,735
+99.7%
Men's business shoes (leather) $54.95
LSL728.27
$160.05
kr16,797
+191.3%
Average +185.2%
Maseru vs. Reykjavik - Cost of clothing
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