Amsterdam vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$611
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	95	16
😀 Quality of life	95	13
🏙️ Population	921K	344K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 349% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 331st and 7441st ($2791 vs $621) 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 months in Maseru. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 29th and 9104th 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	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$1063

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$567
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$748
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$768
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$852
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$915
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$672
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$923
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$809
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$993
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$678
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$785
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$953
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$837
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$763
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$784
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$807
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1332
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$906
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$889
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$766
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$820
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$780
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$795
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$763
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$665
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$562
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$442
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$664
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$840
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$691
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$628