Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 11.9% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 24.4% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Maseru
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
BYN24.98
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
BYN15.99
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
BYN2.50
|
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
|
pay 75.0% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
BYN1.88
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
BYN10.04
|
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.61
BYN8.54
|
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
BYN4.11
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
BYN5.50
|
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
BYN1.47
|
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
BYN2.49
|
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
BYN2.51
|
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BYN0.94
|
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
|
pay 48.4% more for transportation
Minsk
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.08
|
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
BYN51.01
|
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,572.15
BYN57,453.77
|
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
BYN11.69
|
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
|
pay 5.2% less for housing
Minsk
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
BYN35.05
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.93
BYN1,405.69
|
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.96
BYN846.68
|
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
BYN137.51
|
?? | |
pay 86.0% less for childcare
Minsk
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.69
BYN992.95
|
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,704.58
BYN18,651.66
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
|
pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
BYN3.27
|
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
BYN5.25
|
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
BYN5.25
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.28
BYN102.26
|
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.58
BYN14.99
|
?? | |
pay 3.9% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
BYN214.40
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.29
BYN138.26
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
BYN328.69
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.89
BYN326.59
|
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
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