Dhaka vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$118	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$611
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	72	16
😀 Quality of life	54	13
🏙️ Population	16.8M	344K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 31% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8899th and 7441st ($430 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Lesotho, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1 months in Maseru. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 5971st and 9104th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Maseru

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	Dhaka	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$1063

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$567
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$748
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$768
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$852
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$915
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$672
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$923
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$809
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$993
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$678
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$785
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$953
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$837
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$763
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$784
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$807
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1332
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$906
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$889
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$766
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$820
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$780
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$795
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$763
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$665
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$562
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$442
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$664
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$840
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$691
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$628