Maseru vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$650
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1500
$3073
🏠 One person rent
$236
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.2
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$751
$2246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
15
66
😀 Quality of life
24
88
🏙️ Population
344K
1.25M

The cost of living in Maseru is 54% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7431st and 4204th ($650 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.2 months in Maseru compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8994th and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.4
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.43
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.28
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.45
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.9
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1130
$6883

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$533
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94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
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$698
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$762
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$808
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$861
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$901
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$762
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$731
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$988
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$706
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$984
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$892
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1082
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$740
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$826
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$984
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$890
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$827
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$838
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$892
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1304
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$975
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$940
410 km or 255 mi East London
$784
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$875
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$833
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$830
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$814
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$637
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$599
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$469
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$637
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$946
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$668
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1005
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$607

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$2521
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$2514
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$463
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$808
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$545
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$483