Maseru vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$650
$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1500
$2354
🏠 One person rent
$236
$415
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$664
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.2
$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$751
$126
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
15
21
😀 Quality of life
24
23
🏙️ Population
344K
2.45M

The cost of living in Maseru is 32% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 7431st and 5884th ($650 vs $961) 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 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Ouagadougou ranked 3rd in Burkina Faso, while ranked 8994th and 9002nd 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
$11.6
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$7.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.4
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$760
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$2.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$8.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$1.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.43
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$4.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.28
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.45
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.9
$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1130
$17372

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30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$598
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$698
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$762
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$808
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$861
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$901
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$762
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$731
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$988
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$706
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$984
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$892
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1082
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$740
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$826
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$984
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$890
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$827
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$838
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$892
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1304
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$975
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$940
410 km or 255 mi East London
$784
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$875
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$833
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$830
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$814
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$637
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$599
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$469
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$637
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$946
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$668
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1005
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$607

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$820
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$877
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$846
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$851
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$875
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$822
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$874
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$821
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$576
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1172
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$712
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$514
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$705
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$703
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$508
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$506
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1099
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$699
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$652
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$532
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1123
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$684
652 km or 405 mi Save
$646
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$506
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$508
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$506
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1066
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$417
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$631
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$598
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$583
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$668
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$466
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$835
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$630
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$600
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$822
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1057