Maseru vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maseru	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$621	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1508	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$219	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$409	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$611	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	16	100
😀 Quality of life	13	95
🏙️ Population	344K	8.8M

The cost of living in Maseru is 86% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7441st and 3rd ($621 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 months in Maseru compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 9104th and 22nd 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	$10.9	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.3	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.53%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$344	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$472	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.77	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.62	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.9	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1063	$21465

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111