Maseru vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maseru	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$621	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1508	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$219	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$409	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$611	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	16	29
😀 Quality of life	13	51
🏙️ Population	344K	431K

The cost of living in Maseru is 28% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7441st and 6224th ($621 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lesotho and Namibia, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Maseru compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9104th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs Windhoek

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	Maseru	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.3	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.53%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$344	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$472	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.77	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.62	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.5	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.9	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1063	$4344

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785