Maseru vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maseru	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$621	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1508	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$219	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$409	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$611	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	16	92
😀 Quality of life	13	86
🏙️ Population	344K	2.75M

The cost of living in Maseru is 64% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 7441st and 2624th ($621 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lesotho and Italy, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Maseru compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 9104th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs Rome

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	Maseru	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.3	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.53%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$344	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$472	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.77	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.62	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.5	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.9	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1063	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201