Maseru vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1489
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$228
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$395
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$4357
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
16
100
😀 Quality of life
15
100
🏙️ Population
344K
5.03M

The cost of living in Maseru is 74% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7499th and 923rd ($627 vs $2397) 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 1.2 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 9036th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67.3
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$160
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$370
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.9
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1137
$21306

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$768
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$953
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$971
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$834
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$1079
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$696
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$822
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$997
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$874
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$791
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$819
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$838
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$1286
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$909
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$943
410 km or 255 mi East London
$703
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$848
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$809
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$841
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$792
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$692
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$623
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$459
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$690
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$901
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$1758
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$1767
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$1757
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$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
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$1697
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$1788
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$1628
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$1900
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$1746
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$1798
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$2393
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$1816
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$1748
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$2265
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$1500
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$1674
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$1532
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$2246
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$1732
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$1815
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$2472
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$1997
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