Berlin vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$636
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	15
😀 Quality of life	95	27
🏙️ Population	3.78M	344K

The cost of living in Berlin is 238% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 1275th and 7352nd ($2302 vs $681) 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 0.9 months in Maseru. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 35th and 8913th 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	$16	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$1246

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

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