Maseru vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1489
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$228
$381
🏘️ Family rent
$395
$662
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$592
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
16
21
😀 Quality of life
15
22
🏙️ Population
344K
2.45M

The cost of living in Maseru is 24% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 7499th and 6363rd ($627 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lesotho and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Maseru compared to 0.7 months in Ouagadougou. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 9036th and 8805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs Ouagadougou

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Maseru Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67.3
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$160
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$370
$225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$3.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.9
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1137
$15640

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$581
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$696
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$774
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$788
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$859
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$862
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$689
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$717
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$953
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$717
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$971
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$834
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$696
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$822
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$997
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$874
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$791
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$819
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$838
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1286
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$909
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$943
410 km or 255 mi East London
$703
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$848
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$809
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$841
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$792
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$692
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$623
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$459
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$690
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$901
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$718
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$654

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$744
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$761
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$751
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$753
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$742
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$757
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$745
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$492
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1073
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$656
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$503
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$652
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$652
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$496
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$498
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1047
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$655
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$570
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$412
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1071
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$656
652 km or 405 mi Save
$644
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$495
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$496
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$497
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1015
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$345
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$546
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$617
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$574
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$585
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$453
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$711
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$546
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$368
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$747
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1012