Cape Town vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$1500
🏠 One person rent	$681	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$751
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	56	15
😀 Quality of life	55	24
🏙️ Population	3.78M	344K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 90% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 4637th and 7431st ($1231 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Lesotho, respectively. Check South Africa vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 6312th and 8994th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Cape Town	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$1130

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

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