Maseru vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$621
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1508
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$219
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$611
$2474
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
16
100
😀 Quality of life
13
99
🏙️ Population
344K
14.3M

The cost of living in Maseru is 61% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 7441st and 3019th ($621 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Lesotho and Japan, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Maseru compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 9104th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.3
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.53%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$344
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$472
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.77
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.62
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.5
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.9
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1063
$15235

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$852
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$640
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$773
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$915
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$672
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$923
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$809
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$993
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$678
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$785
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$953
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$837
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$763
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$784
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$807
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$1332
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$906
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$889
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$766
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$820
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$780
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$795
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$763
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$665
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$562
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$442
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$664
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$840
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$691
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$901
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$1136
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$1124
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$1150
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$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
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$1105
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$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
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$1122
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$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
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$1099
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$1114
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$1088
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$1045
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$1164
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$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
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$1089
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$1065
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$1169
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$1164
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$1109
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$1103
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$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101