Maseru vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$936
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1278
$2114
🏠 One person rent
$157
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$814
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$679
$195
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
48
😀 Quality of life
18
30
🏙️ Population
519K
2.81M

The cost of living in Maseru is 43% less expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 8241st and 5755th ($535 vs $936) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Lesotho and Sudan, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Maseru compared to 0.2 months in Omdurman. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Omdurman ranked 2nd in Sudan, while ranked 9015th and 8446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.3
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.2
$298
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$1469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$143
$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
21.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$333
$1120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$447
$796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$3.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$6.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$15.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.1
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$62.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$710
$2033

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$601
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$682
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$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
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$875
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$780
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$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
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$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
$603

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$901
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$899
278 km or 173 mi Atbara
$1095
281 km or 174 mi Kosti
$881
364 km or 226 mi El-Gadarif
$959
368 km or 229 mi El-Obeid
$881
423 km or 263 mi Kassala
$1061
481 km or 299 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
639 km or 397 mi Gondar
$885
641 km or 398 mi Keren
$466
667 km or 414 mi Port Sudan
$1361
687 km or 427 mi Mendefera
$466
690 km or 428 mi Malakal
$479
693 km or 430 mi Asmara
$498
701 km or 435 mi Bahir Dar
$883
746 km or 464 mi Massawa
$467
792 km or 492 mi Mekelle
$800
799 km or 496 mi Al-Fashir
$1019
912 km or 567 mi Nyala
$1034
926 km or 575 mi Dessie
$820
936 km or 581 mi Aswan
$280
961 km or 597 mi Jeddah
$1100
1004 km or 624 mi Mecca
$1032
1006 km or 625 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1010 km or 628 mi Jimma
$871
1013 km or 629 mi Wau
$484
1057 km or 657 mi Bor
$489
1069 km or 664 mi Bareq
$920
1099 km or 683 mi Yanbu
$844
1104 km or 686 mi Abha
$923
1114 km or 692 mi Luxor
$404
1129 km or 702 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
1161 km or 722 mi Awasa
$840
1166 km or 724 mi Qena
$443
1175 km or 730 mi Bisha
$938
1178 km or 732 mi Zabid
$466
1186 km or 737 mi Dikhil
$524
1208 km or 751 mi Juba
$498
1212 km or 753 mi Sohag
$449
1214 km or 754 mi Sa'dah
$467