Auckland vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$1514
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$122
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	32	15
😀 Quality of life	89	20
🏙️ Population	1.47M	344K

The cost of living in Auckland is 218% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 1745th and 7557th ($2100 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in New Zealand and Lesotho, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 0.2 months in Maseru. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 242nd and 9105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Maseru

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	Auckland	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$9.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$8.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$70.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$6.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$53
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$1202

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$611
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$811
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$872
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$904
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$953
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$1033
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$742
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$1031
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$938
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$784
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$851
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$1104
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$912
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$882
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$902
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$997
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1390
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$1015
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$994
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$773
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$950
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$903
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$875
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$863
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$691
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$607
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$494
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$968
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$723
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$663