Jeddah vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$1278
🏠 One person rent
$495
$157
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
45
16
😀 Quality of life
73
18
🏙️ Population
4.7M
519K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 106% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 4731st and 8241st ($1100 vs $535) 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 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 1.3 months in Maseru. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 1616th and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$82.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$710

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$1032
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$1361
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470

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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