Maseru vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1559
$974
🏠 One person rent
$260
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$636
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
15
40
😀 Quality of life
27
60
🏙️ Population
344K
5.94M

The cost of living in Maseru is 2% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7352nd and 7286th ($681 vs $693) 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 0.9 months in Maseru compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 8913th and 5975th 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
$9.85
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.77
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.4
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$134
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$399
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$538
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.91
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.33
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.54
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1246
$929

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$716
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$865
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$1050
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$765
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$1057
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$948
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$1171
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$792
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$892
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$1089
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$958
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$912
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$910
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$967
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$1419
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$1049
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$1017
410 km or 255 mi East London
$795
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$950
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$901
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$899
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$874
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$697
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$652
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$511
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$694
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$980
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$731
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$1036
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$286
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$287
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$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
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$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
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$366
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$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
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$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
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$344
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$502
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$297
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$324
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$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
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$284
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$268
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$286
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$385
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$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
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$301
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$282
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$317
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$303
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$321
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$360
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$296
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$326
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$319