Berlin vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$611
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	95	13
🏙️ Population	3.78M	344K

The cost of living in Berlin is 226% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 1762nd and 7441st ($2027 vs $621) 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 months in Maseru. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 21st and 9104th 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	$14.6	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$1063

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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