Bangalore vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$219	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$611
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	74	16
😀 Quality of life	68	13
🏙️ Population	12.3M	344K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 14% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8398th and 7441st ($533 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in India and Lesotho, respectively. Check India vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1 months in Maseru. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 3159th and 9104th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Maseru

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	Bangalore	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$1063

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$567
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$748
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$768
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$852
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$915
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$672
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$923
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$809
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$993
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$678
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$785
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$953
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$837
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$763
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$784
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$807
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1332
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$906
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$889
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$766
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$820
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$780
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$795
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$763
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$665
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$562
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$442
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$664
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$840
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$691
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$628