Maseru vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$251
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
15
27
😀 Quality of life
20
28
🏙️ Population
344K
42.7K

The cost of living in Maseru is 22% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7557th and 8425th ($660 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Lesotho and Kenya, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maseru compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 9105th and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs Meru

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Maseru Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.2
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.51
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70.8
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$258
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.55%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$387
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$53
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1202
$10408

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$953
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$860
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$725
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$789
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1033
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$742
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1031
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$938
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$1204
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$784
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$851
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1104
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$912
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$882
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$902
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$997
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1390
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$1015
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$994
410 km or 255 mi East London
$773
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$903
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$875
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$863
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$691
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$607
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$494
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$691
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$968
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$723
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$1020
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$663

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$448
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$807
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$415
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$532
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$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
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$635
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$697
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$531
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$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
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$591
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$546
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$586
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$495
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$745
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$417
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$735
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$910
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$577
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$810
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$746
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$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
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$671
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$872
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$688
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$721
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$553
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$688
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$795
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