Maseru vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1489
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$228
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$395
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
16
71
😀 Quality of life
15
77
🏙️ Population
344K
7.01M

The cost of living in Maseru is 60% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7499th and 3292nd ($627 vs $1586) 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 1.2 months in Maseru compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9036th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67.3
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$160
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$370
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.9
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1137
$10359

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$533
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$559
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$696
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$774
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$788
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$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
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$971
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$834
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$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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
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$1802
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$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489