Maseru vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1559
$4816
🏠 One person rent
$260
$1184
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$2040
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$636
$2197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
15
91
😀 Quality of life
27
91
🏙️ Population
344K
2.75M

The cost of living in Maseru is 67% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 7352nd and 1819th ($681 vs $2082) 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 0.9 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 8913th and 179th 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
$9.85
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.77
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$6.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.4
$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$134
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$399
$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$538
$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.91
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.33
$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.54
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55
$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1246
$12431

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$927
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$952
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$826
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$791
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1050
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$765
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1057
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$948
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$1171
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$792
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$892
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1089
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$958
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$912
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$910
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$967
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$1419
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$1049
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$1017
410 km or 255 mi East London
$795
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$901
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$899
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$874
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$697
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$652
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$511
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$694
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$980
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$731
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$1036
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$662

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$1200
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$1814
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1702
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1500
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1435
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1419
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1405
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1675
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1441
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1385
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1180
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1165
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1353
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1376
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1322
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1240
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1404
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1187
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1227
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1437
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1275
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1332
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1432
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1686
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1083
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1456
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1615
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1450
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1312
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1233
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1391
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1718
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1358