Maseru vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1278
$4004
🏠 One person rent
$157
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$679
$818
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
16
8
😀 Quality of life
18
59
🏙️ Population
519K
24.7K

The cost of living in Maseru is 67% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8241st and 3034th ($535 vs $1608) 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 1.3 months in Maseru compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 9015th and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$3.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.3
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.2
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$143
$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$333
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$447
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$44.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$710
$8062

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$511
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$601
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$682
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$701
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$753
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$689
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$621
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$625
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$703
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$637
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$875
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$780
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$908
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$631
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$741
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$889
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$776
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$739
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$746
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$755
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$710
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$783
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$845
410 km or 255 mi East London
$683
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$751
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$719
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$866
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$704
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$631
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$558
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$447
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$633
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$805
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$656
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$603

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$819
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$585
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$587
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$805
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$461
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$452
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$776
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$784
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$829
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$718
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$493
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$770
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$852
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$762
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$706
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$600
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$622
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$353
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$600
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$536
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$815
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$486
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$524