Istanbul vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$649	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$611
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	95	16
😀 Quality of life	76	13
🏙️ Population	15.7M	344K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 101% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 4347th and 7441st ($1248 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkey and Lesotho, respectively. Check Turkey vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1 months in Maseru. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 850th and 9104th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Maseru

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	Istanbul	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$1063

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

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