Maseru vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$650
$1383
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1500
$3421
🏠 One person rent
$236
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$1111
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.2
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$751
$1954
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
15
100
😀 Quality of life
24
93
🏙️ Population
344K
9.67M

The cost of living in Maseru is 53% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 7431st and 4296th ($650 vs $1383) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lesotho and South Korea, respectively. Check Lesotho vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Maseru compared to 1.4 months in Seoul. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 8994th and 90th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$7.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$3.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$764
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.4
$460
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$97.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$16.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$20727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$10845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$9.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$7.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$5.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.43
$3.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$3.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.28
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$62.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.45
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.9
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1130
$21347

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$901
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$705
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$731
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$799
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$988
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$706
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$984
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$892
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$1082
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$740
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$826
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$984
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$890
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$827
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$838
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$892
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$1304
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$975
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$940
410 km or 255 mi East London
$784
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$875
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$833
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$830
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$814
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$637
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$599
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$469
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$637
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$946
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$668
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$1005
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$1134
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$1097
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$1090
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$1078
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$918
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$1178
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1138
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$1435
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1307
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1175
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$1004
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$948
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1112
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1098
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1080
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$1196
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$1065
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1049
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$1066
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$1088
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$1023
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$1028
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$1120
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$1098
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$1076
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$1171
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$1568
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$1079
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$1141
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$1078
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$874
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$1059
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$1110
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$1153
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$920
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$924
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$1037
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$1565
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$1020