Maseru vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1489
$3074
🏠 One person rent
$228
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$395
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$2247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
16
97
😀 Quality of life
15
96
🏙️ Population
344K
2.75M

The cost of living in Maseru is 48% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 7499th and 4566th ($627 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th in Lesotho and Japan, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Maseru compared to 1.9 months in Osaka. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 9036th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$3.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67.3
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$160
$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$370
$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.9
$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1137
$5653

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$533
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$581
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$696
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$774
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$788
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$859
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$862
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$689
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$717
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$953
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$717
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$971
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$834
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$696
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$822
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$997
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$874
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$791
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$819
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$838
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1286
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$909
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$943
410 km or 255 mi East London
$703
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$848
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$809
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$841
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$792
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$692
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$623
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$459
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$690
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$901
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$718
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$654

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1169
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1062
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1096
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1065
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1021
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1067
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1030
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1037
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1043
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1016