Maseru vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1559
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$260
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$636
$1156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
15
41
😀 Quality of life
27
58
🏙️ Population
344K
2.43M

The cost of living in Maseru is 38% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 7352nd and 5028th ($681 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Lesotho and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Maseru compared to 1 months in Mecca. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8913th and 6123rd 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
$9.85
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.77
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.4
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$134
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$399
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$538
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.91
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.33
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.54
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1246
$4622

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$573
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$630
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514