Hamburg City vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamburg City	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2172	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5195	$1500
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$1961	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$611	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$270	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3668	$751
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	84	15
😀 Quality of life	95	24
🏙️ Population	1.91M	344K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 234% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 1536th and 7431st ($2172 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Germany and Lesotho, respectively. Check Germany vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 41st and 8994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Maseru

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	Hamburg City	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.1	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2245	$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1554	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9266	$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6228	$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.19	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.7	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.6	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27074	$1130

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1624
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1605
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1602
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1649
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1559
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1611
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1558
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1635
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1588
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1610
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1666
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1537
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1566
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1743
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1601
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1572
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1585
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1640
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1589
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1527
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1678
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1488
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1589
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1579
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1527
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1543
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1796
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1785
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1515
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1536
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1564
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1421
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1591
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1623
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1429

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