Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

compared to

Sweden

Stockholm vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

Stockholm is 4.2 times more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants: pay 98.5% more in Stockholm
Groceries: pay 78.9% more in Stockholm
Transportation: pay 94.3% more in Stockholm
Housing: pay 15.8 times more in Stockholm
Childcare: pay 6.5 times more in Stockholm
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Stockholm
Clothing: pay 42.3% more in Stockholm

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

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Stockholm vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 98.5% more for restaurants

	Maseru	Stockholm
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$17.99 SEK178.38	+99.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	$11.90 SEK117.93	+41.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$3.66 SEK36.32	+243.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$3.09 SEK30.60	+267.0%
Average			+98.5%

Maseru vs. Stockholm - Cost of restaurants

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pay 78.9% more for groceries

	Maseru	Stockholm
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$3.97 SEK39.36	+380.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$6.37 SEK63.11	+92.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$6.67 SEK66.09	+52.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$5.11 SEK50.68	+232.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$5.83 SEK57.75	+108.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$1.60 SEK15.85	+87.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$1.26 SEK12.50	+24.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$1.44 SEK14.23	+17.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$2.02 SEK20.03	+85.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$0.79 SEK7.78	+10.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$0.80 SEK7.94	+9.9%
Average			+78.9%

Maseru vs. Stockholm - Cost of groceries

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pay 94.3% more for transportation

	Maseru	Stockholm
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$6.72 SEK66.59	+35.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	$105.97 SEK1,050.45	+252.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	$32,980.57 SEK327K	+56.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$17.85 SEK176.99	+197.1%
Average			+94.3%

Maseru vs. Stockholm - Cost of transportation

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pay 15.8 times more for housing

	Maseru	Stockholm
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	$39.70 SEK393.49	+3.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$1,674.52 SEK16,599.03	+1697.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$1,080.50 SEK10,710.63	+1844.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$190.15 SEK1,884.88
Average			+1477.0%

Maseru vs. Stockholm - Cost of housing

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pay 6.5 times more for childcare

	Maseru	Stockholm
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	$157.47 SEK1,560.91	+202.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	$16,395.31 SEK163K	+1287.4%
Average			+547.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	Stockholm
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$7.95 SEK78.78	+340.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$5.05 SEK50.04	+152.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$8.70 SEK86.22	+70.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	$46.98 SEK465.67	+103.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$18.99 SEK188.29
Average			+158.8%

Maseru vs. Stockholm - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 42.3% more for clothing

	Maseru	Stockholm
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	$111.49 SEK1,105.16	+142.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	$58.75 SEK582.33	+5.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	$135.62 SEK1,344.36	+30.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	$184.97 SEK1,833.59	+23.1%
Average			+42.3%

Maseru vs. Stockholm - Cost of clothing

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