Jeddah vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeddah	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1155	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$1500
🏠 One person rent	$541	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$841	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2303	$751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	45	15
😀 Quality of life	79	24
🏙️ Population	4.7M	344K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 78% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 4809th and 7431st ($1155 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 894th and 8994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Maseru

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	Jeddah	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.64	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.34	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.72	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$85.1	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6703	$1130

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1162
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1182
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$918
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$903
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$911
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$940
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$500
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$862
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$499
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$860
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1116
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$533
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$348
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$498
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$967
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$825
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$971
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1069
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$365
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$428
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$346
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1627
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$354
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$560
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$498
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$826
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$517
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$499
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$398
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$769
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$879
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$500

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$598
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$762
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$808
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$861
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$901
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$988
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$706
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$984
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$892
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$740
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$826
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$984
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$890
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$827
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$838
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$892
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1304
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$975
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$940
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$784
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$875
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$833
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$830
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$814
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$637
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$599
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$469
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$637
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$946
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$668
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$607