Common information
- Country
- Lesotho
- Population
- 118 355
Cost of living and prices in Maseru
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre67USD/month
- in city centre133USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre144USD/month
- in city centre249USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 21 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 10 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 1 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 6 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 8 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 4 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 1 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 26 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 9 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 18,376 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 14,175 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 20 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 39 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 37 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 93 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 131 USD |
Accommodation
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 6 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 133 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 67 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 249 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 144 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 333 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 451 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 670 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 8.75 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Maseru
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Average high, °C | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 22 |
| Average temperature, °C | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 |
| Average low, °C | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 27 | 61 | 87 | 88 | 111 | 100 | 92 | 71 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 713 |
| Relative humidity, % | 48 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 60 | 60 | 56 | 49 | 57 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Day Length, часов | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 135 | 202 | 255 | 313 | 353 | 288 | 257 | 135 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1970 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 |