Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 3.5 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Maseru
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Tallinn
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$14.29
€13.36
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL210.51
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.63
|
$2.23
€2.08
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.26
|
$1.73
€1.62
|
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pay 38.2% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Tallinn
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL14.29
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL34.17
|
$5.21
€4.87
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL67.20
|
$4.24
€3.97
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.59
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL40.48
|
$3.57
€3.34
|
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Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.35
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
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Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.62
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.86
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.40
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.65
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL14.29
|
$0.37
€0.34
|
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pay 77.9% more for transportation
Maseru
|
Tallinn
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL63.78
|
$7.98
€7.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL457.74
|
$32.98
€30.84
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL367,450.53
|
$26,816.68
€25,070.51
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL101.84
|
$10.33
€9.66
|
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pay 3.0 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Tallinn
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL813.64
|
$28.58
€26.72
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,249.29
|
$724.26
€677.10
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,114.58
|
$533.62
€498.87
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL802.83
|
$229.02
€214.11
|
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pay 10.4 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Tallinn
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL551.18
|
$371.98
€347.76
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,797.74
|
$6,903.44
€6,453.93
|
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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Tallinn
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.79
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL26.31
|
$3.51
€3.28
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL89.24
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
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Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL507.43
|
$57.35
€53.62
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL78.74
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
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pay 54.3% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Tallinn
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL774.27
|
$89.77
€83.93
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL489.93
|
$40.27
€37.65
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,312.32
|
$89.33
€83.51
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,959.74
|
$109.92
€102.76
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