Addis Ababa vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Addis Ababa | Maseru | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 76% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 4928th and 7499th ($1103 vs $627) 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 1.2 months in Maseru. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 6957th and 9036th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Maseru
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| Addis Ababa | Maseru | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 222 km or 138 mi |  Awasa | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Dessie | |
| 258 km or 161 mi | Jimma | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Bahir Dar | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Dire Dawa | |
| 374 km or 232 mi | Harar | |
| 421 km or 261 mi | Gondar | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Jijiga | |
| 460 km or 286 mi |  Dikhil | |
| 495 km or 308 mi | Ali Sabieh | |
| 498 km or 309 mi |  Borama | |
| 502 km or 312 mi | Mekelle | |
| 561 km or 348 mi | Djibouti City | |
| 568 km or 353 mi |  Ad-Damazin | |
| 587 km or 365 mi | Hargeisa | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Obock | |
| 651 km or 405 mi |  Mendefera | |
| 666 km or 414 mi | El-Gadarif | |
| 701 km or 436 mi | Asmara | |
| 735 km or 457 mi | Massawa | |
| 752 km or 467 mi | Keren | |
| 758 km or 471 mi | Kassala | |
| 761 km or 473 mi |  Zabid | |
| 767 km or 476 mi | Taiz | |
| 780 km or 485 mi |  Malakal | |
| 789 km or 490 mi | Al Hudaydah | |
| 805 km or 500 mi | Aden | |
| 806 km or 501 mi | Kosti | |
| 807 km or 502 mi | Ibb | |
| 851 km or 529 mi | Bor | |
| 853 km or 530 mi | Baidoa | |
| 870 km or 541 mi | Dhamar | |
| 914 km or 568 mi | Sayyan | |
| 914 km or 568 mi | Juba | |
| 920 km or 572 mi | Sanaa | |
| 989 km or 615 mi | Khartoum North | |
| 995 km or 618 mi | Khartoum | |
| 995 km or 618 mi |  Gulu | |
| 1005 km or 625 mi |  Meru | |
| 1006 km or 625 mi | Omdurman |
Cities near Maseru
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 30 km or 19 mi |  Teyateyaneng | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Mafeteng | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Butha-Buthe | |
| 125 km or 78 mi |  Bloemfontein | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Welkom | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Kimberley | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Mthatha | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 292 km or 182 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 294 km or 182 mi | Komani | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Soweto | |
| 348 km or 216 mi | Durban | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Johannesburg | |
| 353 km or 219 mi | Springs | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Benoni | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Sandton | |
| 361 km or 225 mi | Randburg | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Vryheid | |
| 372 km or 231 mi | Bethal | |
| 390 km or 242 mi | Centurion | |
| 394 km or 245 mi | Bhisho | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Pretoria | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | East London | |
| 412 km or 256 mi | Brits | |
| 426 km or 264 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 440 km or 274 mi | Middelburg | |
| 453 km or 281 mi | Makhanda | |
| 489 km or 304 mi |  Lobatse | |
| 491 km or 305 mi |  Mbabane | |
| 495 km or 307 mi | Manzini | |
| 525 km or 326 mi | Kanye | |
| 532 km or 330 mi | Uitenhage | |
| 540 km or 336 mi | Gaborone | |
| 547 km or 340 mi | Port Elizabeth | |
| 580 km or 360 mi | Molepolole |