Maseru vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1559
$1682
🏠 One person rent
$260
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$70.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$636
$94.6
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
15
27
😀 Quality of life
27
19
🏙️ Population
344K
2.12M

The cost of living in Maseru is 6% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7352nd and 7125th ($681 vs $724) 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 0.9 months in Maseru compared to 0.1 months in Mogadishu. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 8913th and 9150th 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
$9.85
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.77
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$4.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.4
$79.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$134
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$399
$4814
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$538
$7574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.91
$3.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.33
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.54
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$25.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$15.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$52.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$26.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55
$50.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1246
$571

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$573
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$630
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
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$763
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$826
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$875
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$927
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$952
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$826
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$791
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1050
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$765
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1057
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$948
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1171
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$792
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$892
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1089
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$958
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$912
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$910
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$967
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1419
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1049
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$1017
410 km or 255 mi East London
$795
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$901
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$899
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$874
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$697
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$652
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$511
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$694
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$980
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$731
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$662

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$743
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$553
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$712
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1152
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1153
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$542
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$509
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$604
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$797
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$544
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$508
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$523
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$601
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$571
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$775
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$602
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$551
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$588
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$533
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1646
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$593
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$491
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$863