Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

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Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

Bishkek is 72.6% more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants: pay 30.6% less in Bishkek
Groceries: pay 32.0% less in Bishkek
Transportation: pay 22.8% less in Bishkek
Housing: pay 5.8 times more in Bishkek
Childcare: pay 5.3 times more in Bishkek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.8% more in Bishkek
Clothing: pay 16.5% less in Bishkek

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

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Bishkek vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bishkek instead of Maseru, you would:

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pay 30.6% less for restaurants

	Maseru	Bishkek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL149.13	$6.86 KGS600.01	-23.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL139.19	$5.83 KGS510.01	-30.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.65	$0.74 KGS65.00	-30.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.92	$0.39 KGS33.88	-54.0%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 32.0% less for groceries

	Maseru	Bishkek
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.67	$0.40 KGS34.67	-52.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.67	$3.82 KGS334.23	+15.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.44	$3.81 KGS333.12	-13.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.45	$1.73 KGS151.13	+12.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL46.21	$2.08 KGS181.82	-25.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.09	$0.63 KGS54.76	-26.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.80	$0.84 KGS73.57	-17.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.29	$0.93 KGS81.76	-23.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL18.04	$0.72 KGS62.84	-34.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.72	$0.27 KGS23.90	-61.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.06	$0.22 KGS19.28	-69.8%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 22.8% less for transportation

	Maseru	Bishkek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL82.35	$3.74 KGS326.93	-24.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL497.10	$11.66 KGS1,020.02	-61.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL348K	$29,991.94 KGS3M	+42.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL99.42	$4.52 KGS395.01	-24.8%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 5.8 times more for housing

	Maseru	Bishkek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL633.73	$12.00 KGS1,049.18	-68.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,541.01	$603.19 KGS52,748.92	+547.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL919.64	$416.93 KGS36,460.58	+650.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$38.42 KGS3,359.98
Average			+480.7%

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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

	Maseru	Bishkek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL861.40	$219.56 KGS19,200.33	+321.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,552.63	$7,837.88 KGS685K	+563.3%
Average			+428.9%

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pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	Bishkek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.83	$1.37 KGS120.00	-23.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL33.14	$2.43 KGS212.36	+21.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.51	$2.06 KGS180.00	-59.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL381.11	$54.84 KGS4,795.54	+138.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.72 KGS500.01
Average			+15.8%

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pay 16.5% less for clothing

	Maseru	Bishkek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL762.22	$55.40 KGS4,844.53	+20.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL919.64	$43.07 KGS3,766.73	-22.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,723.28	$90.57 KGS7,920.14	-13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,485.50	$90.22 KGS7,890.14	-39.9%
Average			-16.5%

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