Maseru vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Maseru | Windhoek | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
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| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Maseru is 37% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7557th and 5257th ($660 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lesotho and Namibia, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Namibia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maseru compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9105th and 6487th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Maseru vs Windhoek
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| Maseru | Windhoek | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 61 km or 38 mi | Mafeteng | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Butha-Buthe | |
| 125 km or 78 mi |  Bloemfontein | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Welkom | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Kimberley | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Mthatha | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 292 km or 182 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 294 km or 182 mi | Komani | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Soweto | |
| 348 km or 216 mi | Durban | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Johannesburg | |
| 353 km or 219 mi | Springs | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Benoni | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Sandton | |
| 361 km or 225 mi | Randburg | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Vryheid | |
| 372 km or 231 mi | Bethal | |
| 390 km or 242 mi | Centurion | |
| 394 km or 245 mi | Bhisho | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Pretoria | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | East London | |
| 412 km or 256 mi | Brits | |
| 426 km or 264 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 440 km or 274 mi | Middelburg | |
| 453 km or 281 mi | Makhanda | |
| 489 km or 304 mi |  Lobatse | |
| 491 km or 305 mi |  Mbabane | |
| 495 km or 307 mi | Manzini | |
| 525 km or 326 mi | Kanye | |
| 532 km or 330 mi | Uitenhage | |
| 540 km or 336 mi | Gaborone | |
| 547 km or 340 mi | Port Elizabeth | |
| 580 km or 360 mi | Molepolole |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 83 km or 52 mi |  Rehoboth | |
| 173 km or 108 mi | Omaruru | |
| 194 km or 120 mi | Gobabis | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Otjiwarongo | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Mariental | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Swakopmund | |
| 268 km or 166 mi | Walvis Bay | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Tsumeb | |
| 589 km or 366 mi | Oshikango | |
| 776 km or 482 mi | Upington | |
| 882 km or 548 mi | Molepolole | |
| 883 km or 548 mi | Kanye | |
| 921 km or 572 mi | Lobatse | |
| 928 km or 577 mi | Gaborone | |
| 940 km or 584 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 990 km or 615 mi | Serowe | |
| 999 km or 621 mi | Mahalapye | |
| 1030 km or 640 mi | Kimberley | |
| 1032 km or 641 mi | Palapye | |
| 1056 km or 656 mi |  Livingstone | |
| 1079 km or 670 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 1086 km or 675 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 1087 km or 675 mi | Francistown | |
| 1099 km or 683 mi |  Huambo | |
| 1112 km or 691 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 1136 km or 706 mi | Brits | |
| 1140 km or 708 mi | Welkom | |
| 1166 km or 724 mi | Soweto | |
| 1167 km or 725 mi | Bloemfontein | |
| 1167 km or 725 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 1173 km or 729 mi | Randburg | |
| 1178 km or 732 mi | Sandton | |
| 1179 km or 733 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 1180 km or 733 mi | Benguela | |
| 1180 km or 733 mi | Pretoria | |
| 1180 km or 734 mi | Johannesburg | |
| 1184 km or 735 mi | Centurion | |
| 1187 km or 738 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 1196 km or 743 mi | Lobito | |
| 1207 km or 750 mi | Benoni |