Maseru vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$251
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
15
70
😀 Quality of life
20
78
🏙️ Population
344K
7.01M

The cost of living in Maseru is 59% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7557th and 3485th ($660 vs $1628) 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 0.2 months in Maseru compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9105th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.2
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.51
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70.8
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$258
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.55%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$387
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$53
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1202
$10912

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$558
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$589
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165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$811
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$872
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$904
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$953
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$860
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$789
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1033
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$742
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1031
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$938
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1204
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$784
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$851
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1104
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$912
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$882
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$902
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$997
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1390
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1015
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$994
410 km or 255 mi East London
$773
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$903
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$875
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$863
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$691
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$607
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$494
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$691
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$968
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$723
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459