Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Lesotho

Lesotho vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Lesotho is 46.1% cheaper than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.1% more in Lesotho
Groceries: pay 17.5% more in Lesotho
Transportation: pay 11.1% more in Lesotho
Housing: pay 78.7% less in Lesotho
Childcare: pay 87.6% less in Lesotho
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.3% less in Lesotho
Clothing: pay 11.3% less in Lesotho

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

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Lesotho vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.1% more for restaurants

	Russia	Lesotho
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.83 RUB894.72	$9.01 LSL148.38	-16.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.39 RUB528.16	$8.41 LSL138.49	+31.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 RUB95.62	$1.07 LSL17.56	-7.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 RUB49.27	$0.84 LSL13.85	+41.1%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 17.5% more for groceries

	Russia	Lesotho
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 RUB63.38	$0.83 LSL13.60	+7.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 RUB455.14	$3.30 LSL54.39	-40.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.39 RUB362.53	$4.38 LSL72.07	-0.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 RUB129.78	$1.54 LSL25.32	-2.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 RUB201.91	$2.79 LSL45.98	+14.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 RUB69.40	$0.85 LSL14.02	+1.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB66.30	$1.02 LSL16.71	+26.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.22	$1.23 LSL20.19	+50.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.33 RUB109.55	$1.09 LSL17.95	-17.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 RUB29.18	$0.71 LSL11.66	+100.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 RUB23.52	$0.73 LSL12.00	+156.1%
Average			+17.5%

Russia vs. Lesotho - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.1% more for transportation

	Russia	Lesotho
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.08 RUB254.77	$4.98 LSL81.93	+61.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.17 RUB1,997.57	$30.04 LSL494.60	+24.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,081.81 RUB3M	$21,030.86 LSL346K	-34.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.45 RUB450.28	$6.01 LSL98.92	+10.3%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 78.7% less for housing

	Russia	Lesotho
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.47 RUB700.03	$38.30 LSL630.53	+352.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$496.53 RUB41,028.91	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	-81.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$335.29 RUB27,705.54	$55.58 LSL915.01	-83.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.30 RUB7,626.55	??
Average			-78.7%

Russia vs. Lesotho - Cost of housing

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pay 87.6% less for childcare

	Russia	Lesotho
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$402.75 RUB33,279.52	$52.06 LSL857.06	-87.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,958.40 RUB823K	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	-88.1%
Average			-87.6%

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pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Lesotho
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 RUB170.10	$1.80 LSL29.68	-12.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.73 RUB225.71	$2.00 LSL32.97	-26.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.85 RUB235.62	$5.11 LSL84.08	+79.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.43 RUB3,092.83	$23.03 LSL379.19	-38.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.26 RUB517.18	??
Average			-18.3%

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pay 11.3% less for clothing

	Russia	Lesotho
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.60 RUB6,907.85	$46.07 LSL758.38	-44.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.20 RUB4,561.14	$55.58 LSL915.01	+0.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.97 RUB10,408.90	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	-17.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.42 RUB9,206.92	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	+34.8%
Average			-11.3%

Russia vs. Lesotho - Cost of clothing

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