Maseru vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1559
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$260
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$636
$2676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
15
100
😀 Quality of life
27
96
🏙️ Population
344K
14.3M

The cost of living in Maseru is 60% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 7352nd and 3249th ($681 vs $1698) 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 0.9 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 8913th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs Tokyo

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Maseru Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.85
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.77
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.4
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$134
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$399
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$538
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.91
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.33
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.54
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1246
$16728

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$952
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$716
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$791
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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
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$912
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$910
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$967
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$1419
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$1049
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$1017
410 km or 255 mi East London
$795
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$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
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$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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$1155
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$1154
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$1176
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$1074
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$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
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$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
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$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
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$1072
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$1088
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$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
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$1104
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$1089
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$1063
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$1011
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$1399
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$1097
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$1137
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$1073
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$1115
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$1048
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$1107
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$1086
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$1038
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$1040
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$1070
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$1046
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$1013
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$1102
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$1073
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$1090
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$1116
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$1130
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$1094
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$1070
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$1005