Maseru vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1559
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$260
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$636
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
15
42
😀 Quality of life
27
74
🏙️ Population
344K
1.42M

The cost of living in Maseru is 40% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7352nd and 4940th ($681 vs $1135) 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 0.9 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 8913th and 2105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs Muscat

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Maseru Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.85
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.77
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.4
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$134
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$399
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$538
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.91
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.33
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.54
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1246
$10792

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$763
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$826
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$875
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$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
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$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
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$1080
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$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
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$1214
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$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
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$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465