Hyderabad, India vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hyderabad	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$462	$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1121	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$167	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$283	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.9	$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$331	$636
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	65	15
😀 Quality of life	64	27
🏙️ Population	9.31M	344K

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 32% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8848th and 7352nd ($462 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in India and Lesotho, respectively. Check India vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 0.9 months in Maseru. Hyderabad, India ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 5452nd and 8913th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Maseru

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	Hyderabad	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.06	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.6	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$354	$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.1	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.26	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.22%	8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1411	$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$825	$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.09	$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.87	$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.42	$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.2	$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.3	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.62	$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.4	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2573	$1246

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Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$391
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$337
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$345
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$301
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$254
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$338
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$264
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$329
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$341
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$385
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$376
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$321
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$276
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$346
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$287
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$306
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$282
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$292
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$359
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$319
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$346
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$315
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$262
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$367
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$295
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$533
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$301
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$286
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$347
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$282
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$282
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$334
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$322
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$548
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$349
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$296

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$630
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$826
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$875
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$927
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$952
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$1050
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$1057
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$948
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$792
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$892
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$1089
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$958
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$912
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$910
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$967
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1419
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$1049
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$795
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$950
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$901
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$899
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$874
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$697
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$652
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$511
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$694
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$980
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$731
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1036
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$662