Maseru vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maseru	Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person	$621	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1508	$2092
🏠 One person rent	$219	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$409	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$611	$200
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	16	48
😀 Quality of life	13	31
🏙️ Population	344K	2.81M

The cost of living in Maseru is 32% less expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 7441st and 5997th ($621 vs $908) 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 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 9104th and 7979th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs Omdurman

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	Maseru	Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$6.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$636
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.3	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$44.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.53%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$344	$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$472	$847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.77	$3.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.62	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$3.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.5	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.9	$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1063	$2051

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Omdurman

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Khartoum	$888
19 km or 12 mi	Khartoum North	$877
278 km or 173 mi	Atbara	$1131
281 km or 174 mi	Kosti	$860
364 km or 226 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
368 km or 229 mi	El-Obeid	$855
423 km or 263 mi	Kassala	$1006
481 km or 299 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
639 km or 397 mi	Gondar	$897
641 km or 398 mi	Keren	$488
667 km or 414 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
687 km or 427 mi	Mendefera	$487
690 km or 428 mi	Malakal	$496
693 km or 430 mi	Asmara	$520
701 km or 435 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
746 km or 464 mi	Massawa	$486
792 km or 492 mi	Mekelle	$662
799 km or 496 mi	Al-Fashir	$960
912 km or 567 mi	Nyala	$974
926 km or 575 mi	Dessie	$838
936 km or 581 mi	Aswan	$329
961 km or 597 mi	Jeddah	$1146
1004 km or 624 mi	Mecca	$979
1006 km or 625 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1010 km or 628 mi	Jimma	$654
1013 km or 629 mi	Wau	$508
1057 km or 657 mi	Bor	$506
1069 km or 664 mi	Bareq	$902
1099 km or 683 mi	Yanbu	$829
1104 km or 686 mi	Abha	$910
1114 km or 692 mi	Luxor	$335
1129 km or 702 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
1161 km or 722 mi	Awasa	$886
1166 km or 724 mi	Qena	$362
1175 km or 730 mi	Bisha	$905
1178 km or 732 mi	Zabid	$482
1186 km or 737 mi	Dikhil	$542
1208 km or 751 mi	Juba	$513
1212 km or 753 mi	Sohag	$360
1214 km or 754 mi	Sa'dah	$482