Maseru vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1559
$2945
🏠 One person rent
$260
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$934
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$636
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
15
92
😀 Quality of life
27
80
🏙️ Population
344K
6.26M

The cost of living in Maseru is 43% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 7352nd and 4795th ($681 vs $1191) 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 0.9 months in Maseru compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 8913th and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs Santiago

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Maseru Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.85
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.77
$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.4
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$134
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$399
$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$538
$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.91
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.33
$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.54
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1246
$10578

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$630
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$763
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$826
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$875
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$927
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$952
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$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
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$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
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1419
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$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
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$662

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$848
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$966
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$840
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$790
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$879
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$930
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$941
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$943
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1180
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$974
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$987
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$1008
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$826
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$895
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$907
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$893
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$860
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$921
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$642
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$900
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$935
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$589
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$804
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$740
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$915
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$929
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$764
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$830
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$747
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$973
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$897
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$759
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$887
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$938
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$768
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$893
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$916
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$891
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$577
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$849