Maseru vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maseru	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1514	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$122	$3694
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	15	99
😀 Quality of life	20	94
🏙️ Population	344K	2.1M

The cost of living in Maseru is 73% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 7557th and 964th ($660 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lesotho and France, respectively. Check Lesotho vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maseru compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 9105th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Maseru	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.2	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.51	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$70.8	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$258	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$128	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.55%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$387	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$532	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.01	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.81	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.48	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$53	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1202	$19577

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Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$611
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$811
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$872
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$904
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$953
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$1033
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$742
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$1031
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$938
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$784
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$851
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$1104
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$912
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$882
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$902
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$997
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1390
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$1015
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$994
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$773
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$950
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$903
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$875
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$863
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$691
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$607
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$494
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$968
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$723
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$663

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506