Maseru vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$650
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1500
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$236
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.2
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$751
$360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
15
29
😀 Quality of life
24
32
🏙️ Population
344K
42.7K

The cost of living in Maseru is 18% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7431st and 8291st ($650 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Lesotho and Kenya, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Maseru compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 8994th and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.4
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.43
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.28
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.45
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.9
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1130
$8839

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$762
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$808
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$861
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$901
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$762
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$705
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$731
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$988
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$706
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$984
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$892
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$1082
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$740
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$826
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$984
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$890
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$827
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$838
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$892
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$1304
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$975
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$940
410 km or 255 mi East London
$784
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$875
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$833
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$830
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$814
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$637
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$599
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$469
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$637
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$946
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$668
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$1005
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$607

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$460
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$811
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$420
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$503
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$528
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$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
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$717
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$578
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$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
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$627
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$567
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$609
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$526
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$724
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$421
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$799
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$1031
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$617
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$833
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$802
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$567
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$527
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$597
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$758
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$687
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$715
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$499
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$687
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$820
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