Adelaide vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Adelaide	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2180	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5014	$1278
🏠 One person rent	$1283	$157
🏘️ Family rent	$2184	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$571	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2875	$679
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	50	16
😀 Quality of life	92	18
🏙️ Population	1.3M	519K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 308% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 1333rd and 8241st ($2180 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Australia and Lesotho, respectively. Check Australia vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Adelaide compared to 1.3 months in Maseru. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 75th and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Maseru

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	Adelaide	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.5	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.75	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$0.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$1.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$977	$82.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2505	$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$284	$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.5	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7770	$333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5055	$447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.3	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$5.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.27	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.5	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.2	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$136	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11563	$710

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1888
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1462
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1317
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1327
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1708
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1746
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1688
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1658
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1672
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2356
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1702
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1693
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1669
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1707
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1716
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1719
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1707
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2604
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1819
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1404
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1463
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1723
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1610
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1723
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1430
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1691
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1903
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2348
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2203
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2741
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$1998
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1461
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1354
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$511
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$682
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$701
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$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	$603