Brasilia vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$296	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$611
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	28	16
😀 Quality of life	56	13
🏙️ Population	2.82M	344K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 23% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 6598th and 7441st ($765 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Brazil and Lesotho, respectively. Check Brazil vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1 months in Maseru. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 5716th and 9104th 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	$6.98	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$1063

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

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