Buenos Aires vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Buenos Aires	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1247	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3037	$1514
🏠 One person rent	$555	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$824	$122
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	79	15
😀 Quality of life	77	20
🏙️ Population	3.12M	344K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 89% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 4647th and 7557th ($1247 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Argentina and Lesotho, respectively. Check Argentina vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.2 months in Maseru. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 1053rd and 9105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Maseru

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	Buenos Aires	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$9.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$8.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.85	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$70.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.4	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	42.38%	8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13	$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$53
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7057	$1202

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$955
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$788
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$970
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$914
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$693
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$1035
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$610
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$1082
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$979
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$920
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$872
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$1001
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$1048
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$863
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$920
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$784
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$977
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$939
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$948
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$923
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$972
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$961
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$923
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$959
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$945
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$948

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