Maseru vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$621
$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1508
$2569
🏠 One person rent
$219
$541
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$966
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$611
$1772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
16
43
😀 Quality of life
13
70
🏙️ Population
344K
1.42M

The cost of living in Maseru is 43% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7441st and 4892nd ($621 vs $1090) 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 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 9104th and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.3
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.53%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$344
$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$472
$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.77
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.62
$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.5
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.5
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.9
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1063
$10296

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$500
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$567
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
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$657
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$748
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$768
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$814
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$852
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$722
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$695
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$915
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$672
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$923
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$809
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$993
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$678
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$785
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$953
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$837
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$763
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$784
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$807
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1332
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$906
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$889
410 km or 255 mi East London
$766
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$820
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$780
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$795
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$763
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$665
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$562
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$442
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$664
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$840
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$691
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$901
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$628

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$967
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$780
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$585
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1239
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1844
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$518
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$515
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$551