Madrid vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Madrid	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1726	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3985	$1278
🏠 One person rent	$986	$157
🏘️ Family rent	$1693	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$440	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2362	$679
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	98	16
😀 Quality of life	90	18
🏙️ Population	3.28M	519K

The cost of living in Madrid is 223% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 2577th and 8241st ($1726 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Spain and Lesotho, respectively. Check Spain vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Madrid compared to 1.3 months in Maseru. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 121st and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Maseru

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	Madrid	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$0.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$1.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1118	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$82.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2068	$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1386	$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.8	$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.58%	8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4611	$333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2665	$447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.16	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$5.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.7	$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.86	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.3	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9474	$710

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1377
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1572
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1492
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1219
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1298
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1156
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1138
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1282
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1303
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1139
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1187
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1203
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1207
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$973
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$932
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1127
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1140
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1109
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$983
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1137
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1241
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1142
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$902
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1260
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1206
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1283
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1327
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1096
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1382
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$987
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$963
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1191
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1056
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1210
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$807
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1214
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1176
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1437

Cities near Maseru

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