Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 43.6% cheaper than Nicosia.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 22.6% less for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Maseru
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.63
|
$10.99
LSL202.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.46
|
$0.66
LSL12.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.27
LSL5.05
|
|
pay 23.8% less for groceries
Nicosia
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€4.95
|
$1.78
LSL32.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.58
|
$3.51
LSL64.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
€3.15
|
$1.18
LSL21.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
€3.48
|
$2.11
LSL38.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.85
LSL15.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.92
LSL16.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.93
LSL17.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.80
LSL14.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.71
LSL13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.41
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
|
pay 40.8% less for transportation
Nicosia
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.64
|
$3.33
LSL61.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€40.80
|
$23.90
LSL439.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,790.09
€18,360.26
|
$19,189.33
LSL352,629.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.32
€16.07
|
$5.32
LSL97.73
|
|
pay 42.9% less for housing
Nicosia
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.85
€30.47
|
$42.49
LSL780.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$679.12
€630.06
|
$274.13
LSL5,037.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.97
€517.66
|
$162.65
LSL2,988.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.33
€132.05
|
$41.93
LSL770.45
|
|
pay 89.6% less for childcare
Nicosia
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.90
€345.95
|
$28.78
LSL528.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,706.64
€6,222.09
|
$877.23
LSL16,120.20
|
|
pay 55.7% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$0.82
LSL15.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
€3.33
|
$1.37
LSL25.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
$4.66
LSL85.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.53
€58.01
|
$26.50
LSL486.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
€10.20
|
$4.11
LSL75.56
|
|
pay 29.5% less for clothing
Nicosia
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.05
|
$40.43
LSL743.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.77
€37.83
|
$25.59
LSL470.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.42
€84.81
|
$68.53
LSL1,259.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.72
€98.08
|
$102.34
LSL1,880.69
|
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