Maseru vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1278
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$157
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$548
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$679
$441
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
16
21
😀 Quality of life
18
23
🏙️ Population
519K
2.45M

The cost of living in Maseru is 29% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 8241st and 6572nd ($535 vs $750) 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 1.3 months in Maseru compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 9015th and 8867th 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
$2.98
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$1.3
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.2
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$143
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$333
$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$447
$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.1
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$710
$15142

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$511
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$511
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$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
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
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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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$664
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$678
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$675
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$673
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$677
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$677
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$680
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$443
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1006
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$620
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$479
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$617
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$616
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$471
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$470
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$976
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$617
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$482
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$416
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$923
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$616
652 km or 405 mi Save
$676
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$471
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$472
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$471
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$874
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$353
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$459
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$677
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$518
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$497
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$219
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$678
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$512
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$446
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$582
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$892