Maseru vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maseru	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$621	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1508	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$219	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$409	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$611	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	16	95
😀 Quality of life	13	65
🏙️ Population	344K	11.5M

The cost of living in Maseru is 36% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7441st and 5654th ($621 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lesotho and Brazil, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Maseru compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 9104th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs Sao Paulo

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	Maseru	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.3	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.53%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$344	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$472	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.77	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.62	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.5	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.9	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1063	$14254

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611