Auckland vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$1500
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$751
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	32	15
😀 Quality of life	91	24
🏙️ Population	1.47M	344K

The cost of living in Auckland is 202% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 2124th and 7431st ($1961 vs $650) 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 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 170th and 8994th 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	$12.6	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$1130

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

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