Maseru vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$933
🏠 One person rent
$251
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
15
40
😀 Quality of life
20
60
🏙️ Population
344K
5.94M

The cost of living in Maseru is 0.5% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7557th and 7534th ($660 vs $663) 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 0.2 months in Maseru compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 9105th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs Surat

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Maseru Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.2
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.51
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70.8
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$258
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.55%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$387
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$53
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1202
$877

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$953
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$860
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$725
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$789
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1033
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$742
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$1031
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$938
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$1204
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$784
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$851
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1104
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$912
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$882
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$902
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$997
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1390
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$1015
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$994
410 km or 255 mi East London
$773
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$903
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$875
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$863
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$691
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$607
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$494
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$691
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$968
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$723
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$1020
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$663

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$267
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$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
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$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
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$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
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$308
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$335
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$288
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$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298