Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 3.3 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 35.8% more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$8.62
₽794.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL208.50
|
$4.93
₽453.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.51
|
$1.02
₽94.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.21
|
$0.57
₽52.59
|
|
pay 5.9% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL14.15
|
$0.69
₽63.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL33.84
|
$5.18
₽476.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL66.56
|
$4.02
₽370.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.37
|
$1.42
₽130.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL40.09
|
$2.00
₽183.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.19
|
$0.62
₽57.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.45
|
$0.53
₽49.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.69
|
$0.70
₽64.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.25
|
$1.40
₽129.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.52
|
$0.27
₽24.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL14.15
|
$0.26
₽24.36
|
|
pay 9.4% more for transportation
Maseru
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL63.17
|
$2.47
₽227.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL453.37
|
$30.79
₽2,836.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL363,941.17
|
$30,787.49
₽2,836,605.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL100.86
|
$3.94
₽363.09
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL805.87
|
$6.45
₽594.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,199.16
|
$860.20
₽79,254.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,084.83
|
$497.14
₽45,804.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL795.17
|
$90.59
₽8,346.35
|
|
pay 13.7 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL545.91
|
$487.67
₽44,931.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,637.31
|
$9,121.01
₽840,364.44
|
|
pay 81.7% more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.64
|
$3.08
₽283.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL26.06
|
$2.57
₽236.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL88.39
|
$2.52
₽232.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL502.59
|
$38.25
₽3,524.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL77.99
|
$6.16
₽567.32
|
|
pay 74.4% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL766.88
|
$94.24
₽8,683.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL485.25
|
$45.95
₽4,233.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,299.79
|
$106.61
₽9,822.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,941.02
|
$132.25
₽12,185.25
|
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