Maseru vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maseru	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$621	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1508	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$219	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$409	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$611	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	16	15
😀 Quality of life	13	47
🏙️ Population	344K	886K

The cost of living in Maseru is 42% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 7441st and 4967th ($621 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Lesotho and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Maseru compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9104th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs Tabuk

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	Maseru	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.3	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.53%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$344	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$472	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.77	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.62	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.5	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.9	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1063	$8574

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Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$567
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$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

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028