Maseru vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1489
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$228
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$395
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
16
100
😀 Quality of life
15
99
🏙️ Population
344K
14.3M

The cost of living in Maseru is 62% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 7499th and 3085th ($627 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Lesotho and Japan, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Maseru compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 9036th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67.3
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$160
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$370
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.9
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1137
$15495

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$859
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$862
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$689
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$674
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$717
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$768
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$953
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$717
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$971
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$834
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$1079
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$696
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$822
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$997
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$874
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$791
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$819
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$838
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$1286
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$909
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$943
410 km or 255 mi East London
$703
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$848
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$809
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$841
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$792
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$692
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$623
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$459
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$690
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$901
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$718
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$970
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$1121
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$1112
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$1133
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$1059
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$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
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$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
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$1062
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$1000
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$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
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$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
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$1095
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$1050
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$1075
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$1078
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$1037
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$1119
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$1106
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$1052
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$1016
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$1073
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$1057
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$1109
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$1116
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$1092
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$1075
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$1060
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