Bangkok vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$465	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$636
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	89	15
😀 Quality of life	73	27
🏙️ Population	5.68M	344K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 51% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 5467th and 7352nd ($1027 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Lesotho, respectively. Check Thailand vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.9 months in Maseru. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 2647th and 8913th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Maseru

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	Bangkok	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$1246

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

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