Ankara vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$1500
🏠 One person rent	$570	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$751
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	96	15
😀 Quality of life	75	24
🏙️ Population	5.8M	344K

The cost of living in Ankara is 72% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 4905th and 7431st ($1118 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Turkey and Lesotho, respectively. Check Turkey vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 2097th and 8994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Maseru

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	Ankara	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$1130

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$700
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$780
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$759
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$655
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$750
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$578
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$786
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$695
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$800
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$697
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$745
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$777
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$838
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$820
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$686
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$547
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$670
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$837
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$612
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$852
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$725
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$985
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$779
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$781
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$696
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$754
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$835
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$819
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$787
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$690
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$1059
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$679
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$546
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$720
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$915

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