Maseru vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1489
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$228
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$395
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
16
100
😀 Quality of life
15
97
🏙️ Population
344K
8.8M

The cost of living in Maseru is 85% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7499th and 5th ($627 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.2 months in Maseru compared to 1.4 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 9036th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67.3
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$160
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$370
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.9
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1137
$20585

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$953
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$971
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$834
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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
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$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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$2510
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$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
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$2857
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$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
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$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
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$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
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$2479
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$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
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$2493
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$2635
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$2622
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$2607
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$2762
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$2590
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$2424
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$2641
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$2778
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$2646
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$2760
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$2702
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$2732
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$2721
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$2691
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$2454
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$2586
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$2811
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$2553
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