Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 3.5 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Maseru
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$11.85
RON56.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL211.34
|
$7.54
RON35.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.78
|
$2.00
RON9.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.90
|
$2.20
RON10.41
|
|
pay 16.8% more for groceries
|
Maseru
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.98
|
$1.17
RON5.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.70
|
$4.52
RON21.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.58
|
$6.34
RON29.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.30
|
$3.28
RON15.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.42
|
$3.09
RON14.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.10
|
$0.59
RON2.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.34
|
$0.77
RON3.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.02
|
$0.75
RON3.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.16
|
$0.88
RON4.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.13
|
$0.51
RON2.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.54
|
$0.44
RON2.08
|
|
pay 6.6% more for transportation
|
Maseru
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL84.59
|
$6.09
RON28.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL518.23
|
$17.24
RON81.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL362,763.62
|
$26,003.12
RON122,869.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL102.61
|
$5.82
RON27.49
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Maseru
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL414.59
|
$9.35
RON44.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,625.72
|
$601.94
RON2,844.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,330.13
|
$397.23
RON1,876.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$130.07
RON614.59
|
|
pay 13.8 times more for childcare
|
Maseru
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL535.51
|
$527.95
RON2,494.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,383.86
|
$10,631.65
RON50,236.67
|
|
pay 93.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.84
|
$3.23
RON15.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.57
|
$3.17
RON14.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.10
|
$5.98
RON28.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL397.31
|
$49.84
RON235.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.62
RON40.73
|
|
pay 11.0% more for clothing
|
Maseru
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL777.35
|
$78.42
RON370.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL725.53
|
$39.68
RON187.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,831.09
|
$85.94
RON406.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,591.17
|
$105.80
RON499.93
|
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