Maseru vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$251
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
15
27
😀 Quality of life
20
22
🏙️ Population
344K
2.12M

The cost of living in Maseru is 8% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7557th and 7156th ($660 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lesotho and Somalia, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maseru compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 9105th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.2
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.51
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70.8
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$258
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.55%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$387
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$53
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1202
$629

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$558
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$611
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$589
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$742
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$811
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$872
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$904
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$953
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$860
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$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
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$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
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$902
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$997
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1390
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1015
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$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
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$745
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800