Berlin vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$1500
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$751
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	15
😀 Quality of life	96	24
🏙️ Population	3.78M	344K

The cost of living in Berlin is 242% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 1418th and 7431st ($2222 vs $650) 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 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 35th and 8994th 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	$16.6	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$1130

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$598
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$762
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$808
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$861
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$901
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$988
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$706
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$984
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$892
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$740
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$826
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$984
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$890
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$827
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$838
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$892
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1304
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$975
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$940
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$784
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$875
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$833
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$830
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$814
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$637
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$599
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$469
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$637
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$946
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$668
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$607