Maseru vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$621
$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1508
$1478
🏠 One person rent
$219
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$611
$433
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
16
29
😀 Quality of life
13
27
🏙️ Population
344K
42.7K

The cost of living in Maseru is 15% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7441st and 8317th ($621 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Lesotho and Kenya, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Maseru compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 9104th and 8421st 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
$10.9
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.3
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.53%
14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$344
$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$472
$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.77
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.62
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.5
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.5
$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.9
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1063
$8023

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$640
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$773
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$915
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$672
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$923
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$809
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$993
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$678
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$785
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$953
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$837
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$763
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$784
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$807
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$1332
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$906
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$889
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$766
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$820
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$780
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$795
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$763
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$665
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$562
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$442
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$664
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$840
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$691
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$901
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$589
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$760
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$408
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$500
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$483
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$522
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$490
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$561
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$602
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$638
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$605
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$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
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$580
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$646
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$698
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$558
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$545
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$625
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$594
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$523
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$552
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$502
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$706
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$486
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$811
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$886
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$585
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$801
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$654
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$573
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$513
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$613
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$771
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$650
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$711
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$492
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$648
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$785
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$518