Madrid vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Madrid	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2109	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$1514
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2569	$122
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	98	15
😀 Quality of life	91	20
🏙️ Population	3.51M	344K

The cost of living in Madrid is 220% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 1723rd and 7557th ($2109 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Lesotho, respectively. Check Spain vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 0.2 months in Maseru. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 160th and 9105th 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	$17.6	$9.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$8.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$70.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2589	$258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9054	$387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4487	$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$6.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.01	$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.9	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.3	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$53
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16324	$1202

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$611
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$811
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$872
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$904
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$953
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$1033
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$742
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$1031
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$938
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$784
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$851
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$1104
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$912
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$882
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$902
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$997
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1390
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$1015
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$994
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$773
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$950
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$903
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$875
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$863
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$691
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$607
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$494
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$968
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$723
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$663