Maseru vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$3633
🏠 One person rent
$251
$905
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$1518
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$961
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
15
8
😀 Quality of life
20
49
🏙️ Population
344K
24.7K

The cost of living in Maseru is 60% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7557th and 3452nd ($660 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lesotho and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Lesotho vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maseru compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 9105th and 6808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs Victoria

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Maseru Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.2
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.51
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70.8
$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$258
$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.55%
12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$387
$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$69
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$53
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1202
$8750

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$558
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$611
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$742
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$811
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$872
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$904
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$953
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$860
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$789
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1033
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$742
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1031
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$938
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1204
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$784
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$851
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1104
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$912
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$882
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$902
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$997
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1390
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1015
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$994
410 km or 255 mi East London
$773
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$903
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$875
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$863
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$691
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$607
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$494
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$691
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$968
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$723
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$721
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1196
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1196
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$745
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$511
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$563
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$810
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$819
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$802
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$747
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$611
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$871
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$820
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$586
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$546
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$604
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$533
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$533
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$417
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$540
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$682
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$543
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$415