Maseru vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maseru	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$621	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1508	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$409	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$611	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	16	100
😀 Quality of life	13	100
🏙️ Population	344K	4.84M

The cost of living in Maseru is 76% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7441st and 745th ($621 vs $2539) 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 months in Maseru compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 9104th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs Sydney

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	Maseru	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.3	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.53%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$344	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$472	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.77	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.62	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.9	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1063	$17957

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Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$567
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$748
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$768
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$852
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$915
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$672
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$923
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$809
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$993
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$678
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$785
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$953
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$837
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$763
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$784
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$807
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1332
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$906
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$889
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$766
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$820
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$780
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$795
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$763
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$665
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$562
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$442
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$664
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$840
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$691
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$628

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683