Maseru vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$251
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$727
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$1083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
15
41
😀 Quality of life
20
57
🏙️ Population
344K
2.43M

The cost of living in Maseru is 36% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 7557th and 5338th ($660 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Lesotho and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maseru compared to 1.1 months in Mecca. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9105th and 6151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs Mecca

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Maseru Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.2
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.51
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70.8
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$258
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.55%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$387
$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$53
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1202
$4518

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$558
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$611
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$742
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$811
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$872
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$904
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$953
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$860
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$789
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1033
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$742
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1031
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$938
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1204
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$784
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$851
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1104
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$912
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$882
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$902
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$997
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1390
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1015
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$994
410 km or 255 mi East London
$773
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$903
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$875
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$863
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$691
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$607
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$494
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$691
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$968
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$723
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1210
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$890
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$976
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1164
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$791
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$873
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$871
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$993
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$834
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$864
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$919
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$483
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$475
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$484
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$938
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$513
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$738
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$481
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1124
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$947
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$350
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1628
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$532
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$476
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1036
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$379
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$748
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$476
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$334
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$439
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$478
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$338
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$872
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$488
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$753
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$429
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$497