Maseru vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maseru	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$621	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1508	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$409	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$611	$3141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	16	86
😀 Quality of life	13	93
🏙️ Population	344K	2.79M

The cost of living in Maseru is 75% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 7441st and 861st ($621 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Lesotho and Canada, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Maseru compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 9104th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs Toronto

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	Maseru	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.3	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.53%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$344	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$472	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.77	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.62	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.5	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.9	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1063	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095