Maseru vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1278
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$157
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$679
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
16
71
😀 Quality of life
18
74
🏙️ Population
519K
7.01M

The cost of living in Maseru is 67% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8241st and 2922nd ($535 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lesotho and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Maseru compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9015th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$1.3
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.2
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$143
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$333
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$447
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$710
$9649

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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
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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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Distance City Cost of living
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$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561