Maseru vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$621
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1508
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$219
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$611
$349
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
16
25
😀 Quality of life
13
24
🏙️ Population
344K
2.44M

The cost of living in Maseru is 17% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7441st and 6685th ($621 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Lesotho and Cameroon, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Maseru compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 9104th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.3
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.53%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$344
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$472
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.77
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.62
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.5
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.5
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.9
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1063
$1631

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$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
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$923
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$809
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$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
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$1332
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$906
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$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
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$691
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$901
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1265
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$555
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$764
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$601
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$655
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$553
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1121
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$741
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$384
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$527
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$668
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$482
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$621
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$883
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$679
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1611
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$462
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$805
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$972
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$625
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$556
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$900
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$881
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$900
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$558
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$1502
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$820
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$665
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$759
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$522
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$651
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$513
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$634
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$533
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$666
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$486
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$743
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$850
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$371
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$779