Bangkok vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$416	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$611
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	89	16
😀 Quality of life	74	13
🏙️ Population	5.68M	344K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 51% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 5822nd and 7441st ($941 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Lesotho, respectively. Check Thailand vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1 months in Maseru. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 1221st and 9104th 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	$2.97	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$1063

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

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