Maseru vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1489
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$228
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$395
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
16
44
😀 Quality of life
15
68
🏙️ Population
344K
1.42M

The cost of living in Maseru is 43% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7499th and 4893rd ($627 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lesotho and Oman, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Maseru compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 9036th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67.3
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$160
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$370
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.9
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1137
$8649

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$774
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$859
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$862
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$689
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$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
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$971
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$834
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$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
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$819
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$838
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$1286
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$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
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$994
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$786
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$687
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$1232
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$1050
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$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
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$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
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$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548