Cost of living comparison
Belgrade is 3.1 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Belgrade instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 98.2% more for restaurants
|
Maseru
|
Belgrade
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$10.99
RSD1,220
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL211.34
|
$9.16
RSD1,017
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.78
|
$2.33
RSD258
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.90
|
$1.57
RSD174
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
|
Maseru
|
Belgrade
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.98
|
$0.87
RSD97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.70
|
$5.04
RSD560
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.58
|
$4.98
RSD552
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.30
|
$2.66
RSD295
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.42
|
$3.13
RSD347
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.10
|
$0.53
RSD58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.34
|
$0.80
RSD89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.02
|
$0.74
RSD82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.16
|
$1.05
RSD117
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.13
|
$0.47
RSD53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.54
|
$0.39
RSD44
|
|
pay 32.4% more for transportation
|
Maseru
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL84.59
|
$6.87
RSD762
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL518.23
|
$20.16
RSD2,237
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL362,763.62
|
$28,106.99
RSD3,119,127
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL102.61
|
$9.51
RSD1,055
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Maseru
|
Belgrade
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL414.59
|
$27.63
RSD3,066
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,625.72
|
$840.53
RSD93,276
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,330.13
|
$518.55
RSD57,546
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$139.51
RSD15,482
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for childcare
|
Maseru
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL535.51
|
$370.44
RSD41,109
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,383.86
|
$7,747.69
RSD859,787
|
|
pay 51.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
Belgrade
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.84
|
$3.02
RSD336
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.57
|
$2.45
RSD272
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.10
|
$4.12
RSD458
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL397.31
|
$36.53
RSD4,054
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.33
RSD813
|
|
pay 30.5% more for clothing
|
Maseru
|
Belgrade
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL777.35
|
$97.71
RSD10,843
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL725.53
|
$38.65
RSD4,289
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,831.09
|
$107.09
RSD11,884
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,591.17
|
$125.83
RSD13,963
|
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