Brasilia vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brasilia	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2550	$1514
🏠 One person rent	$443	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$891	$122
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	28	15
😀 Quality of life	66	20
🏙️ Population	3M	344K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 45% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 5856th and 7557th ($958 vs $660) 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 0.9 months in Brasilia compared to 0.2 months in Maseru. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 5032nd and 9105th 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	$8.07	$9.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.23	$8.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$547	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$70.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.4	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2461	$387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1684	$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.7	$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.4	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$710	$53
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17564	$1202

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$763
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$575
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$725
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$800
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$704
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$712
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$703
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$680
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$625
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$669
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$728
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$639
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$651
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$639
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$626
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$622
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$653
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$676
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$623
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$659
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$640
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$597
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$645
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$693
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$475
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$618
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$665
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$616
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$672
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$638
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$669
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$764
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$715
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$636
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$686

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$611
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$811
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$872
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$904
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$953
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$1033
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$742
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$1031
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$938
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$784
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$851
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$1104
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$912
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$882
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$902
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$997
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1390
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$1015
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$994
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$773
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$950
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$903
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$875
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$863
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$691
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$607
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$494
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$968
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$723
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$663