Maseru vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1489
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$228
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$395
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$1885
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
16
92
😀 Quality of life
15
86
🏙️ Population
344K
2.75M

The cost of living in Maseru is 64% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 7499th and 2722nd ($627 vs $1750) 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 1.2 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 9036th and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$5.57
 Cappuccino
$1.31
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67.3
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$160
$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$370
$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$16.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$123
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.9
$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1137
$10781

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$859
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$862
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$689
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$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
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$971
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$834
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$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
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$819
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$838
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$1286
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$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
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$928
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$1654
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1492
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1427
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1316
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1400
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1324
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1545
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1277
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1061
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1058
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1117
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1168
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1424
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1268
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1034
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1129
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1188
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1340
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1148
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1148
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1301
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1259
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$1320
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1294
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1249
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1323
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1601
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1212
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1449
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$1342
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1199
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1400
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1208
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1240
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$1632
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$1262