Maseru vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1278
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$157
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$679
$733
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
16
82
😀 Quality of life
18
66
🏙️ Population
519K
5.38M

The cost of living in Maseru is 34% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8241st and 6353rd ($535 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Lesotho and Russia, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Maseru compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 9015th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.3
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.2
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$143
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$333
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$447
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.1
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$710
$6504

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$601
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$682
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$701
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$753
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$689
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$621
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$625
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$703
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$637
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$875
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$780
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$908
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$631
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$741
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$889
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$776
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$739
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$746
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$755
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$710
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$783
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$845
410 km or 255 mi East London
$683
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$751
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$719
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$866
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$704
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$631
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$558
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$447
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$633
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$805
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$656
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
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Distance City Cost of living
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$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
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$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
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$1438