Maseru vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Maseru	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$535	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1278	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$157	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$242	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$679	$6298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	16	100
😀 Quality of life	18	96
🏙️ Population	519K	8.8M

The cost of living in Maseru is 87% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8241st and 6th ($535 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Lesotho and the United States, respectively. Check Lesotho vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Maseru compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 9015th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs New York City

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	Maseru	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.98	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.7	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$1.3	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$82.2	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$143	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.1	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.9	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.75%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$333	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$447	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.17	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.21	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.29	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.45	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.1	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.7	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$28.4	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$710	$17859

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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

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028