Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 15.3% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 60.2% more for restaurants
|
Minsk
|
Maseru
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.11
BYN29.70
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.16
BYN16.83
|
$11.58
LSL212.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$1.03
LSL18.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
BYN1.51
|
$0.54
LSL9.95
|
|
pay 59.7% more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
BYN1.83
|
$0.82
LSL15.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
BYN9.96
|
$2.67
LSL48.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.06
|
$3.65
LSL66.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BYN4.19
|
$1.28
LSL23.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BYN5.68
|
$3.09
LSL56.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BYN1.63
|
$0.88
LSL16.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
$1.00
LSL18.42
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BYN2.54
|
$0.99
LSL18.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
BYN3.19
|
$1.16
LSL21.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.61
LSL11.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
BYN0.92
|
$0.69
LSL12.60
|
|
pay 53.4% more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.80
BYN9.12
|
$4.64
LSL85.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.51
BYN50.55
|
$28.40
LSL520.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,466.62
BYN56,932.46
|
$19,879.98
LSL364,535.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.72
BYN12.14
|
$5.62
LSL103.11
|
|
pay 9.0% less for housing
|
Minsk
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
BYN33.97
|
$22.72
LSL416.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.79
BYN1,528.03
|
$143.89
LSL2,638.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.22
BYN975.31
|
$72.89
LSL1,336.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.67
BYN135.81
|
?? | |
pay 89.7% less for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.24
BYN981.88
|
$29.35
LSL538.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,252.74
BYN33,418.82
|
$1,117.07
LSL20,483.40
|
|
pay 34.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
BYN4.67
|
$1.85
LSL34.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
BYN5.50
|
$1.29
LSL23.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
BYN5.94
|
$4.83
LSL88.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.67
BYN103.22
|
$21.77
LSL399.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
BYN14.85
|
?? | |
pay 2.1% less for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Maseru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.57
BYN203.96
|
$42.60
LSL781.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
BYN154.49
|
$39.76
LSL729.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.39
BYN346.77
|
$100.35
LSL1,840.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
BYN318.83
|
$142.00
LSL2,603.82
|
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