Maseru vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1489
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$228
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$395
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
16
82
😀 Quality of life
15
67
🏙️ Population
344K
5.38M

The cost of living in Maseru is 28% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7499th and 6204th ($627 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lesotho and Russia, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Maseru compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 9036th and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67.3
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$160
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$370
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.9
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1137
$6847

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$533
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$581
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$559
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$696
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$774
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$788
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$859
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$862
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$689
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$717
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$953
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$717
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$971
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$834
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$696
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$822
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$997
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$874
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$791
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$819
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$838
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1286
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$909
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$943
410 km or 255 mi East London
$703
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$848
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$809
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$841
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$792
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$692
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$623
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$459
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$690
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$901
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$718
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$654

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Distance City Cost of living
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$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525