Maseru vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1278
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$157
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$679
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
35
😀 Quality of life
18
23
🏙️ Population
519K
2.96M

The cost of living in Maseru is 2% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8241st and 8335th ($535 vs $523) 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 1.3 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 9015th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.3
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.2
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$143
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$333
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$447
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.1
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$710
$2959

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$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
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$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
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$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
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$866
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
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Distance City Cost of living
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$467
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$470
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$489
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$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
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$1100
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$1361
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$923
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$959
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$1642
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$844
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$840