Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

compared to

Russia

Moscow vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 3.1 times more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants: pay 10.0% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 0.2% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 18.4% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 11.8 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 18.6 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.1% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 45.1% more in Moscow

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Moscow are more expensive than in Maseru. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Moscow.

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Moscow vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.0% more for restaurants

	Maseru	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$11.70 RUB966.60	+29.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	$7.02 RUB579.96	-16.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$1.62 RUB133.67	+51.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$0.84 RUB69.07	-0.6%
Average			+10.0%

Maseru vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.2% less for groceries

	Maseru	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$1.02 RUB84.09	+23.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$7.14 RUB589.78	+116.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$4.61 RUB381.19	+5.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$1.86 RUB154.04	+21.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$2.98 RUB246.54	+6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$0.93 RUB77.02	+9.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$0.81 RUB67.24	-19.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$0.90 RUB74.52	-26.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$1.79 RUB147.60	+63.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$0.41 RUB33.58	-42.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$0.32 RUB26.73	-55.6%
Average			-0.2%

Maseru vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.4% more for transportation

	Maseru	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$3.31 RUB273.63	-33.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	$40.65 RUB3,358.95	+35.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	$38,895.19 RUB3M	+84.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$10.06 RUB831.28	+67.4%
Average			+18.4%

Maseru vs. Moscow - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.8 times more for housing

	Maseru	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	$9.88 RUB816.43	-74.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$1,454.91 RUB120K	+1462.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	+1347.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$142.85 RUB11,803.57
Average			+1083.8%

Maseru vs. Moscow - Cost of housing

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pay 18.6 times more for childcare

	Maseru	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	+1453.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	$26,421.03 RUB2M	+2135.8%
Average			+1763.9%

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pay 76.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$4.68 RUB386.64	+159.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$3.70 RUB305.66	+84.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$3.45 RUB285.15	-32.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	+82.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$9.36 RUB773.28
Average			+76.1%

Maseru vs. Moscow - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 45.1% more for clothing

	Maseru	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	+135.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	+12.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	+39.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	+20.0%
Average			+45.1%

Maseru vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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