Maseru vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1489
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$228
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$395
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
16
26
😀 Quality of life
15
24
🏙️ Population
344K
2.44M

The cost of living in Maseru is 18% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7499th and 6597th ($627 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Lesotho and Cameroon, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 9036th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67.3
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$160
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$370
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.9
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1137
$1615

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$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$581
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$696
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$774
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$788
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$859
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$862
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$689
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$717
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$953
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$717
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$971
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$834
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$696
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$822
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$997
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$874
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$791
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$819
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$838
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1286
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$909
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$943
410 km or 255 mi East London
$703
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$848
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$809
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$841
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$792
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$692
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$623
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$459
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$690
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$901
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$718
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$654

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1368
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$794
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$933
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$655
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$710
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$714
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1201
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$812
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$374
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$666
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$702
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$488
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$638
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$906
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$651
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1686
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$469
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$846
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1036
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$659
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$724
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$878
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$886
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$879
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1262
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$757
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$616
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$735
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$658
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$518
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$635
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$810
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774