Maseru vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$650
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1500
$2348
🏠 One person rent
$236
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$876
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.2
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$751
$1116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
15
82
😀 Quality of life
24
71
🏙️ Population
344K
5.65M

The cost of living in Maseru is 33% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7431st and 5813th ($650 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 8994th and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.4
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.43
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.28
$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.45
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.9
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1130
$10534

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$533
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$598
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$698
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$762
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$808
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$861
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$901
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$762
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$731
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$988
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$706
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$984
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$892
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1082
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$740
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$826
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$984
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$890
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$827
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$838
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$892
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1304
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$975
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$940
410 km or 255 mi East London
$784
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$875
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$833
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$830
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$814
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$637
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$599
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$469
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$637
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$946
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$668
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1005
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$607

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1083
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1064
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1477
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1516
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1516
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1561
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1265
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$999
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1386
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1561
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$680
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1174
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1618
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1611
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1145
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1881
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1580
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1655
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$745
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1947
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1372
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1394
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1601
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1041
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1383
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1503
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1500
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1524
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1184
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1566