Maseru vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1278
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$157
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$679
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
16
44
😀 Quality of life
18
68
🏙️ Population
519K
1.42M

The cost of living in Maseru is 53% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8241st and 4635th ($535 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lesotho and Oman, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Maseru compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 9015th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.3
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.2
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$143
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$333
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$447
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.1
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$710
$8464

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$511
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$601
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$682
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$701
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$753
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$689
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$621
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$625
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$703
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$637
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$875
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$780
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$908
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$631
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$741
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$889
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$776
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$739
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$746
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$755
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$710
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$783
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$845
410 km or 255 mi East London
$683
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$751
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$719
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$866
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$704
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$631
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$558
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$447
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$633
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$805
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$656
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$603

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646