Lima vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Lima Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$1489
🏠 One person rent
$443
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$395
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
77
16
😀 Quality of life
64
15
🏙️ Population
9.94M
344K

The cost of living in Lima is 57% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 5792nd and 7499th ($986 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Peru and Lesotho, respectively. Check Peru vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 4404th and 9036th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Lima vs Maseru infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Lima vs Maseru

Prices for goods and services in Lima and Maseru are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Lima Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$1137

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$779
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$726
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$687
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$591
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$605
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$612
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$640
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$553
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$588
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$496
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$597
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$699
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$500
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$643
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$549
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$523
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$515
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$603
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$517
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$560
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$522
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$564
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$490
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$498
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$509
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$617
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$504
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$495
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$406
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$679
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$781
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$454
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$594
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$780
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$770
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$641
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$673
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$722

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