Maseru vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$251
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
15
67
😀 Quality of life
20
59
🏙️ Population
344K
5.55M

The cost of living in Maseru is 18% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7557th and 6736th ($660 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lesotho and Kenya, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maseru compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 9105th and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs Nairobi

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Maseru Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.2
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.51
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70.8
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$258
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.55%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$387
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$53
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1202
$10471

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$558
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$611
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$742
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$811
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$872
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$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
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$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
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$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
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
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$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795