Buenos Aires vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Buenos Aires	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2758	$1500
🏠 One person rent	$496	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$854	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.9	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$797	$751
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	78	15
😀 Quality of life	78	24
🏙️ Population	3.12M	344K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 75% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 4856th and 7431st ($1139 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.2 months in Maseru. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 1059th and 8994th 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	$15.6	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.64	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$669	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	36.41%	8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2703	$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1993	$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.92	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.96	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.51	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.9	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$360	$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5464	$1130

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$770
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$879
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$715
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$859
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$949
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$949
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$641
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$811
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$983
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$990
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$590
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$981
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$1032
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$968
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$871
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$895
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$844
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$946
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$766
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$981
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$858
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$980
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$661
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$1029
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$817
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$859
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$848
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$710
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$951
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$959
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$874
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$886
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$846
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$954
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$935
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$841
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$947
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$906
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$897

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$598
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$762
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$808
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$861
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$901
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$988
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$706
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$984
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$892
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$740
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$826
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$984
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$890
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$827
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$838
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$892
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1304
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$975
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$940
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$784
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$875
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$833
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$830
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$814
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$637
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$599
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$469
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$637
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$946
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$668
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$607