Amsterdam vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$1500
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$751
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	95	15
😀 Quality of life	96	24
🏙️ Population	921K	344K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 380% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 143rd and 7431st ($3118 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Lesotho, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 31st and 8994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Maseru

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	Amsterdam	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$1130

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$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