Maseru vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1489
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$228
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$395
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$1630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
20
😀 Quality of life
15
67
🏙️ Population
344K
1.41M

The cost of living in Maseru is 26% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7499th and 6257th ($627 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Lesotho and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Maseru compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9036th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67.3
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$160
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$370
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.9
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1137
$7706

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$533
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$559
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$696
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$774
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$788
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$859
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$862
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$689
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$717
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$953
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$717
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$971
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$834
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$1079
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$696
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$822
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$997
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$874
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$791
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$819
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$838
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1286
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$909
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$943
410 km or 255 mi East London
$703
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$848
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$809
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$841
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$792
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$692
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$623
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$459
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$690
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$901
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$718
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$654

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$837
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$1123
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$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
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$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934