Berlin vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$1489
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$395
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$738
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	95	15
🏙️ Population	3.76M	344K

The cost of living in Berlin is 235% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 1583rd and 7499th ($2104 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Lesotho, respectively. Check Germany vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 23rd and 9036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Maseru

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	Berlin	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$1137

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$581
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$774
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$788
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$859
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$862
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$953
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$717
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$971
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$834
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$696
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$822
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$997
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$874
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$791
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$819
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$838
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1286
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$909
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$943
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$703
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$848
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$809
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$841
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$692
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$623
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$459
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$690
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$901
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$718
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$654