Amsterdam vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$1489
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$395
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$738
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	95	16
😀 Quality of life	95	15
🏙️ Population	921K	344K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 356% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 252nd and 7499th ($2859 vs $627) 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 25th and 9036th 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	$20	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$1137

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$581
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$774
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$788
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$859
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$862
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$953
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$717
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$971
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$834
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$696
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$822
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$997
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$874
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$791
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$819
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$838
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1286
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$909
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$943
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$703
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$848
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$809
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$841
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$692
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$623
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$459
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$690
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$901
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$718
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$654