Lima vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2292
$1278
🏠 One person rent
$426
$157
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$410
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
77
16
😀 Quality of life
64
18
🏙️ Population
9.94M
519K

The cost of living in Lima is 74% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 5780th and 8241st ($932 vs $535) 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 0.4 months in Lima compared to 1.3 months in Maseru. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 4655th and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.3
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$82.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1234
$447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$5.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.89
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7186
$710

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$511
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$601
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$682
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$701
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$753
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$689
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$621
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$625
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$703
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$637
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$875
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$780
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$908
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$631
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$741
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$889
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$776
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$739
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$746
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$755
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$710
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$783
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$845
410 km or 255 mi East London
$683
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$751
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$719
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$866
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$704
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$631
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$558
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$447
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$633
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$805
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$656
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$603