Maseru vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1278
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$157
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$679
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
16
67
😀 Quality of life
18
59
🏙️ Population
519K
5.55M

The cost of living in Maseru is 17% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8241st and 7242nd ($535 vs $646) 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 1.3 months in Maseru compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 9015th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.3
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.2
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$143
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$333
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$447
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.1
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$710
$6839

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$601
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$682
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$701
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$753
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$689
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$621
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$625
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$703
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$637
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$875
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$780
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$908
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$631
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$741
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$889
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$776
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$739
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$746
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$755
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$710
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$783
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$845
410 km or 255 mi East London
$683
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$751
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$719
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$866
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$704
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$631
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$558
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$447
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$633
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$805
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$656
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
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$530
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$524
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$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
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$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
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$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
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$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
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$448
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$553
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$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747