Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 12.8% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 35.5% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,885
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,092
|
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,770
|
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
|
pay 3.3% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,932
|
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,762
|
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,280
|
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,523
|
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,227
|
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,753
|
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,563
|
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,092
|
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,704
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
|
pay 29.5% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,959
|
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,250
|
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,839
|
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
|
pay 68.2% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
|
pay 89.3% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
|
pay 47.3% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,791
|
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,320
|
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫634,479
|
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,091
|
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
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