Madrid vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1889
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4256
$1489
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$1849
$395
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
98
16
😀 Quality of life
90
15
🏙️ Population
3.33M
344K

The cost of living in Madrid is 201% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 2194th and 7499th ($1889 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Lesotho, respectively. Check Spain vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 149th and 9036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Madrid Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6496
$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4015
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.16
$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.3
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10462
$1137

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581

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