Maseru vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$621
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1508
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$219
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$611
$2174
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
16
65
😀 Quality of life
13
83
🏙️ Population
344K
1.25M

The cost of living in Maseru is 58% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7441st and 3460th ($621 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Lesotho and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Lesotho vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Maseru compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 9104th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.3
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.53%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$344
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$472
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.77
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.62
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.5
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.5
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.9
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1063
$7169

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$500
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$567
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
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$657
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$748
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$768
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$814
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$852
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$722
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$695
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$915
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$672
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$923
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$809
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$993
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$678
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$785
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$953
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$837
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$763
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$784
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$807
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1332
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$906
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$889
410 km or 255 mi East London
$766
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$820
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$780
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$795
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$763
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$665
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$562
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$442
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$664
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$840
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$691
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$901
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$628

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2240
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$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536