Maseru vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$621
$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1508
$2049
🏠 One person rent
$219
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$611
$352
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
16
26
😀 Quality of life
13
12
🏙️ Population
344K
2.12M

The cost of living in Maseru is 13% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7441st and 6832nd ($621 vs $711) 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 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 9104th and 9139th 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
$10.9
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.3
$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.53%
8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$344
$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$472
$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.77
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.62
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.5
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.5
$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.9
$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1063
$879

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MaseruMogadishu

Cost of living

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$722
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$640
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$695
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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
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$763
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$665
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$562
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$442
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$664
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$840
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$691
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$901
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$628

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$706
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$498
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$660
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$764
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$718
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$541
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$518
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$756
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$580
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$886
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$589
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$408
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$760
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$545
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$542
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$500
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$1180
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$561
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$571
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$540
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$483
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$654
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$638
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$523
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$552
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$838
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$503
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$522
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$490
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$605
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$602
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$507
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$486
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$496
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1495
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$562
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$482
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$752