Auckland vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$636
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	32	15
😀 Quality of life	89	27
🏙️ Population	1.47M	344K

The cost of living in Auckland is 217% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 1604th and 7352nd ($2156 vs $681) 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 0.9 months in Maseru. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 240th and 8913th 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	$13.5	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$1246

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$630
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$826
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$875
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$927
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$952
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$1050
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$1057
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$948
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$792
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$892
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$1089
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$958
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$912
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$910
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$967
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1419
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$1049
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$795
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$950
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$901
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$899
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$874
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$697
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$652
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$511
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$694
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$980
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$731
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1036
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$662