Maseru vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maseru	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$621	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1508	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$409	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$611	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	16	100
😀 Quality of life	13	100
🏙️ Population	344K	5.03M

The cost of living in Maseru is 72% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7441st and 1365th ($621 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Lesotho and Australia, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Maseru compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 9104th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs Melbourne

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	Maseru	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.3	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.53%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$344	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$472	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.77	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.62	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.9	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1063	$19705

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Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$567
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$748
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$768
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$852
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$915
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$672
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$923
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$809
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$993
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$678
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$785
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$953
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$837
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$763
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$784
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$807
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1332
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$906
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$889
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$766
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$820
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$780
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$795
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$763
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$665
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$562
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$442
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$664
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$840
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$691
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$628

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963