Maseru vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1278
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$157
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$679
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
20
😀 Quality of life
18
52
🏙️ Population
519K
1.18M

The cost of living in Maseru is 40% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8241st and 6017th ($535 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 Medina. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9015th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.3
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.2
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$143
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$333
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$447
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.1
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$710
$9496

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964