Brasilia vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brasilia	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2464	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$415	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$714	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$570	$636
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	28	15
😀 Quality of life	62	27
🏙️ Population	3M	344K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 36% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 6162nd and 7352nd ($928 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Brazil and Lesotho, respectively. Check Brazil vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.9 months in Maseru. Brasilia ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 5658th and 8913th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Maseru

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	Brasilia	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.88	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.86	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.66	$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.46	$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.9	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$617	$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17134	$1246

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675

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