Maseru vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1559
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$260
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$636
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
15
23
😀 Quality of life
27
69
🏙️ Population
344K
1.41M

The cost of living in Maseru is 42% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7352nd and 4849th ($681 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.1 months in Medina. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8913th and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.85
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.77
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.4
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$134
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$399
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$538
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.91
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.33
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.54
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1246
$5515

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$573
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$630
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$604
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$763
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$826
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$875
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$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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$795
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$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010