Maseru vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maseru	Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$621	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1508	$2089
🏠 One person rent	$219	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$409	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$611	$399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	16	68
😀 Quality of life	13	59
🏙️ Population	344K	5.55M

The cost of living in Maseru is 18% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7441st and 6622nd ($621 vs $760) 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 1 months in Maseru compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 9104th and 5369th 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	$10.9	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.3	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.53%	14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$344	$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$472	$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.77	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.62	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.5	$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.9	$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1063	$7984

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Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$567
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$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
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$923
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$809
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$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

Cities near Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$589
56 km or 35 mi	Machakos	$408
139 km or 87 mi	Nakuru	$500
175 km or 109 mi	Meru	$541
232 km or 144 mi	Arusha	$638
235 km or 146 mi	Moshi	$561
263 km or 164 mi	Eldoret	$483
265 km or 165 mi	Kisumu	$522
316 km or 196 mi	Mumias	$490
367 km or 228 mi	Tororo	$602
394 km or 245 mi	Mbale	$605
425 km or 264 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Mombasa	$580
444 km or 276 mi	Jinja	$562
456 km or 284 mi	Mwanza	$625
491 km or 305 mi	Tanga	$545
501 km or 311 mi	Kira Town	$646
503 km or 313 mi	Kampala	$698
507 km or 315 mi	Entebbe	$558
564 km or 351 mi	Dodoma	$502
603 km or 375 mi	Stone Town	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Zanzibar	$552
623 km or 387 mi	Morogoro	$486
671 km or 417 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
674 km or 419 mi	Gulu	$594
741 km or 461 mi	Muyinga	$650
751 km or 467 mi	Byumba	$613
755 km or 469 mi	Kigali	$771
769 km or 478 mi	Ruyigi	$648
778 km or 483 mi	Kasese	$573
794 km or 494 mi	Nyanza	$518
796 km or 495 mi	Bunia	$801
798 km or 496 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
798 km or 496 mi	Ngozi	$648
799 km or 496 mi	Butare	$413
801 km or 498 mi	Gitega	$651
811 km or 504 mi	Rutana	$648
813 km or 505 mi	Arua	$585
835 km or 519 mi	Kibuye	$479
841 km or 523 mi	Beni	$785