Jeddah vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1209
$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2848
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$584
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$636
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
45
15
😀 Quality of life
78
27
🏙️ Population
4.7M
344K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 78% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 4757th and 7352nd ($1209 vs $681) 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 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 0.9 months in Maseru. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 990th and 8913th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.58
$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.8
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7655
$1246

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328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1168
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$906
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$893
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$902
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$942
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$498
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$815
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$497
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$865
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1104
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$531
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$369
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$491
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$931
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$775
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$931
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1074
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$385
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$448
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$354
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1632
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$360
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$551
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$492
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$810
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$479
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$858
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$491
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$415
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$776
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$819
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$494

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Distance City Cost of living
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$573
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$630
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$763
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$826
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$875
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$927
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$952
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$826
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$791
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1050
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$765
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1057
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$948
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1171
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$792
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$892
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1089
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$958
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$912
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$910
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$967
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1419
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1049
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$1017
410 km or 255 mi East London
$795
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$901
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$899
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$874
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$697
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$652
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$511
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$694
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$980
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$731
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$662