Maseru vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$251
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$1664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
15
42
😀 Quality of life
20
73
🏙️ Population
344K
1.42M

The cost of living in Maseru is 45% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7557th and 4774th ($660 vs $1193) 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 0.2 months in Maseru compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 9105th and 2223rd 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
$9.2
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.51
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70.8
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$258
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.55%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$387
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$53
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1202
$10581

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$872
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$904
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$953
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$860
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$789
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1033
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$742
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1031
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$938
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$1204
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$784
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$851
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1104
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$912
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$882
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$902
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$997
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1390
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$1015
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$994
410 km or 255 mi East London
$773
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$903
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$875
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$863
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$691
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$607
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$494
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$691
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$968
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$723
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$1020
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1082
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$797
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$530
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$1173
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$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
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$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454