Addis Ababa vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1278
🏠 One person rent
$407
$157
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
32
16
😀 Quality of life
40
18
🏙️ Population
3.04M
519K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 73% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 5819th and 8241st ($923 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Lesotho, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.3 months in Maseru. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 7141st and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$82.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$710

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Maseru

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