Jeddah vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2695
$1489
🏠 One person rent
$511
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$395
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2204
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
45
16
😀 Quality of life
75
15
🏙️ Population
4.7M
344K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 79% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 4828th and 7499th ($1123 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Lesotho, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 1110th and 9036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2216
$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.3
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6009
$1137

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$940
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$1096
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$853
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$895
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$895
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$915
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$581
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$696
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$774
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$788
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$859
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$862
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$689
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$717
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$953
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$717
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$971
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$834
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$696
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$822
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$997
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$874
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$791
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$819
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$838
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1286
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$909
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$943
410 km or 255 mi East London
$703
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$848
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$809
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$841
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$792
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$692
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$623
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$459
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$690
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$901
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$718
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$654