Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

compared to

Russia

Russia vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

Russia is 85.4% more expensive than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.9% less in Russia
Groceries: pay 14.9% less in Russia
Transportation: pay 10.0% less in Russia
Housing: pay 4.7 times more in Russia
Childcare: pay 8.1 times more in Russia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.4% more in Russia
Clothing: pay 12.8% more in Russia

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Russia are more expensive than in Lesotho. Expenses including groceries, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Russia. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Russia.

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Russia vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Russia instead of Lesotho, you would:

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pay 3.9% less for restaurants

	Lesotho	Russia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$10.83 RUB894.72	+20.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	$6.39 RUB528.16	-24.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$1.16 RUB95.62	+8.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$0.60 RUB49.27	-29.1%
Average			-3.9%

Lesotho vs. Russia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.9% less for groceries

	Lesotho	Russia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$0.77 RUB63.38	-7.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$5.51 RUB455.14	+66.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$4.39 RUB362.53	+0.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$1.57 RUB129.78	+2.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$2.44 RUB201.91	-12.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$0.84 RUB69.40	-1.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$0.80 RUB66.30	-21.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$0.81 RUB67.22	-33.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$1.33 RUB109.55	+21.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$0.35 RUB29.18	-50.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$0.28 RUB23.52	-60.9%
Average			-14.9%

Lesotho vs. Russia - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.0% less for transportation

	Lesotho	Russia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$3.08 RUB254.77	-38.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	$24.17 RUB1,997.57	-19.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	$32,081.81 RUB3M	+52.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$5.45 RUB450.28	-9.3%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 4.7 times more for housing

	Lesotho	Russia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	$8.47 RUB700.03	-77.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$496.53 RUB41,028.91	+433.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$335.29 RUB27,705.54	+503.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$92.30 RUB7,626.55
Average			+368.6%

Lesotho vs. Russia - Cost of housing

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pay 8.1 times more for childcare

	Lesotho	Russia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	$402.75 RUB33,279.52	+673.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	$9,958.40 RUB823K	+742.7%
Average			+707.4%

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pay 22.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Lesotho	Russia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$2.06 RUB170.10	+14.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$2.73 RUB225.71	+36.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$2.85 RUB235.62	-44.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	$37.43 RUB3,092.83	+62.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.26 RUB517.18
Average			+22.4%

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pay 12.8% more for clothing

	Lesotho	Russia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	$83.60 RUB6,907.85	+81.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	$55.20 RUB4,561.14	-0.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	$125.97 RUB10,408.90	+20.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	$111.42 RUB9,206.92	-25.8%
Average			+12.8%

Lesotho vs. Russia - Cost of clothing

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