Maseru vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$650
$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1500
$6276
🏠 One person rent
$236
$1578
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$2764
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.2
$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$751
$4008
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
15
99
😀 Quality of life
24
100
🏙️ Population
344K
5.45M

The cost of living in Maseru is 75% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7431st and 649th ($650 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lesotho and Australia, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Maseru compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8994th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$7.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.4
$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.43
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.28
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.45
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.9
$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50
$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1130
$19140

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$861
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$901
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$762
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$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
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$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
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$946
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$668
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$1005
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$2181
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$2292
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$1888
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1599
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$1580
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1568
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1678
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1364
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2019
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1747
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
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$1184
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
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$1988
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$1667
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$1662
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$2471
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$1813
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$2297
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2140
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1725
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$1706
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$1362
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$1639
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$1736
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$1662
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$1674
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$1681
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$2308
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$1768
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$1728
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$1738
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$2065
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$1673
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$1697
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$1798
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$2058
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$1464
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$1710