Cologne vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1489
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$395
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
92
16
😀 Quality of life
97
15
🏙️ Population
1.08M
344K

The cost of living in Cologne is 195% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 2308th and 7499th ($1851 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Germany and Lesotho, respectively. Check Germany vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 16th and 9036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$1137

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Maseru

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$581
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$696
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$774
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$788
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$859
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$862
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$689
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$717
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$953
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$717
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$971
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$834
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$696
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$822
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$997
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$874
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$791
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$819
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$838
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1286
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$909
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$943
410 km or 255 mi East London
$703
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$848
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$809
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$841
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$792
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$692
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$623
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$459
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$690
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$901
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$718
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$654