Maseru vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1489
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$228
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$395
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
35
😀 Quality of life
15
19
🏙️ Population
344K
2.96M

The cost of living in Maseru is 14% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7499th and 8269th ($627 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lesotho and Yemen, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Maseru compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 9036th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67.3
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$160
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$370
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.9
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1137
$2963

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$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$581
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$696
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$774
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$788
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$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
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$971
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$834
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$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
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
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$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810