Maseru vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$650
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1500
$990
🏠 One person rent
$236
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.2
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$751
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
15
40
😀 Quality of life
24
55
🏙️ Population
344K
5.94M

The cost of living in Maseru is 8% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7431st and 7068th ($650 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lesotho and India, respectively. Check Lesotho vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Maseru compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 8994th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.4
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.43
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.28
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.45
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.9
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1130
$922

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$698
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$762
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$808
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$861
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$901
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$762
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$731
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$988
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$706
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$984
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$892
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$1082
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$740
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$826
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$984
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$890
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$827
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$838
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$892
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1304
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$975
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$940
410 km or 255 mi East London
$784
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$875
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$833
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$830
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$814
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$637
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$599
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$469
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$637
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$946
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$668
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1005
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$607

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Distance City Cost of living
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$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
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$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
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$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333