Adelaide vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$636
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	50	15
😀 Quality of life	93	27
🏙️ Population	1.39M	344K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 243% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 1210th and 7352nd ($2338 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Australia and Lesotho, respectively. Check Australia vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.9 months in Maseru. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 73rd and 8913th 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	$15.9	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$1246

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$630
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$826
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$875
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$927
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$952
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$1050
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$1057
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$948
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$792
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$892
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$1089
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$958
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$912
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$910
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$967
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1419
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$1049
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$795
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$950
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$901
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$899
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$874
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$697
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$652
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$511
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$694
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$980
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$731
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1036
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$662