Maseru vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1489
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$228
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$395
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
16
26
😀 Quality of life
15
13
🏙️ Population
344K
2.12M

The cost of living in Maseru is 13% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7499th and 6821st ($627 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lesotho and Somalia, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Maseru compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 9036th and 9110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs Mogadishu

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Maseru Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67.3
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$160
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$370
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.9
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1137
$890

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$533
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$581
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
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$696
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$774
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$788
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$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
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$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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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$711
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799