Maseru vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1559
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$260
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$636
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
15
22
😀 Quality of life
27
43
🏙️ Population
344K
2.44M

The cost of living in Maseru is 2% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7352nd and 7446th ($681 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Lesotho and Cameroon, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Maseru compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 8913th and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs Yaounde

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Maseru Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.85
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.77
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.4
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$134
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$399
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$538
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.91
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.33
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.54
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1246
$1815

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$573
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$630
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$763
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$826
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$875
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$927
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$952
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$826
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$791
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1050
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$765
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1057
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$948
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1171
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$792
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$892
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1089
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$958
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$912
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$910
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$967
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1419
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1049
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$1017
410 km or 255 mi East London
$795
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$901
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$899
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$874
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$697
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$652
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$511
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$694
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$980
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$731
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$662

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$834
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$641
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$750
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$687
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1344
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$386
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$550
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$745
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$492
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$601
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$849
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$618
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1555
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$587
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$785
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$922
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$699
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$608
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1042
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$878
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1042
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1551
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$830
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$631
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$750
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$543
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$594
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$522
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$578
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$584
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$506
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775