Amsterdam vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$636
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	95	15
😀 Quality of life	96	27
🏙️ Population	921K	344K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 370% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 126th and 7352nd ($3203 vs $681) 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 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.9 months in Maseru. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 13th and 8913th 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	$21.2	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$1246

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

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