Bangalore vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangalore	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1259	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$223	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$186	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.9	$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$266	$636
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	76	15
😀 Quality of life	63	27
🏙️ Population	12.3M	344K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 23% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8579th and 7352nd ($523 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in India and Lesotho, respectively. Check India vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bangalore compared to 0.9 months in Maseru. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 5518th and 8913th 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	$3.08	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.17	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.9	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.4	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.38	$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.47	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.7	$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4350	$1246

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$332
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$347
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$334
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$349
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$297
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$236
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$300
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$285
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$346
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$344
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$322
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$331
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$335
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$282
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$271
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$320
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$316
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$262
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$299
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$285
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$389
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$341
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$376
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$533
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$273
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$349
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$348
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$350
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$387
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$349
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$299
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343

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