Maseru vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1278
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$157
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$869
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$679
$674
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
16
91
😀 Quality of life
18
77
🏙️ Population
519K
6.26M

The cost of living in Maseru is 50% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8241st and 4828th ($535 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lesotho and Chile, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Maseru compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 9015th and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.3
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.2
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$143
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$333
$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$447
$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$710
$6400

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30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$511
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$601
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$682
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$701
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$753
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$689
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$621
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$625
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$703
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$637
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$875
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$780
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$908
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$631
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$741
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$889
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$776
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$739
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$746
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$755
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$710
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$783
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$845
410 km or 255 mi East London
$683
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$751
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$719
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$866
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$704
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$631
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$558
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$447
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$633
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$805
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$656
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$603

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$763
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$862
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$743
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$699
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$785
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$828
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$825
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1044
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$854
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$888
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$781
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$730
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$450
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$433
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$451
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$450
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$724
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$429
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$768
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$816
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$680
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$747
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$693
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$761
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$782
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$356
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$753
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$686
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$870
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$439
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$794
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$757
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$418
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$776
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$771
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$760
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$368
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$440