Maseru vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maseru	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$621	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1508	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$409	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$611	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	16	93
😀 Quality of life	13	98
🏙️ Population	344K	2.14M

The cost of living in Maseru is 70% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 7441st and 1654th ($621 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Lesotho and Australia, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Maseru compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 9104th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs Perth

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	Maseru	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.3	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.53%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$344	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$472	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.77	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.62	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.9	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1063	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645