Maseru vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1278
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$157
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$679
$1784
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
16
41
😀 Quality of life
18
54
🏙️ Population
519K
1.68M

The cost of living in Maseru is 48% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8241st and 5103rd ($535 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Lesotho and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Maseru compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9015th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.59
 Cappuccino
$1.3
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.2
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$143
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$333
$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$447
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$23.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.1
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$710
$4708

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$511
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490