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Maseru vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Maseru is 2.4% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 61.6% more in Maseru
Groceries: pay 27.3% more in Maseru
Transportation: pay 23.9% less in Maseru
Housing: pay 50.5% less in Maseru
Childcare: pay 82.4% less in Maseru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.3% less in Maseru
Clothing: pay 92.1% more in Maseru

The cost of clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Maseru are more expensive than in Nairobi. Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Maseru. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Maseru.

Maseru vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Maseru instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 61.6% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Maseru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES751.45	$11.52 LSL196.78	+98.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.74	$8.07 LSL137.75	+15.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.86	$1.33 LSL22.63	+88.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.09	$0.79 LSL13.45	+43.4%
Average			+61.6%

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pay 27.3% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Maseru
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.74	$0.74 LSL12.60	+35.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.62	$3.65 LSL62.39	-34.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.42	$3.99 LSL68.18	+19.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.89	$1.44 LSL24.60	-12.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.80	$2.68 LSL45.78	-8.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES182.10	$0.82 LSL13.95	-41.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.45	$0.97 LSL16.63	+105.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.16	$1.18 LSL20.09	+32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.05	$1.05 LSL17.86	+129.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.55	$0.68 LSL11.61	+38.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.57	$0.70 LSL11.94	+38.1%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 23.9% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Maseru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.91	$4.58 LSL78.13	-15.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,007.74	$28.81 LSL491.95	-6.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,805,417.96	$20,166.39 LSL344,363.01	-6.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,204.26	$5.70 LSL97.41	-66.5%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 50.5% less for housing

	Nairobi	Maseru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,160.40	$32.68 LSL557.96	-18.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,741.91	$145.97 LSL2,492.53	-69.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,706.75	$73.94 LSL1,262.66	-64.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,796.09	??
Average			-50.5%

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pay 82.4% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Maseru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES29,014.37	$49.99 LSL853.69	-77.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,934.95	$1,133.16 LSL19,349.92	-87.1%
Average			-82.4%

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pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Maseru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.58	$2.02 LSL34.44	-13.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.78	$1.82 LSL31.16	-23.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.77	$4.90 LSL83.63	+58.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,863.82	$22.09 LSL377.16	-51.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.84	??
Average			-7.3%

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pay 92.1% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Maseru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,540.20	$44.17 LSL754.32	+125.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,220.51	$40.33 LSL688.73	+62.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,791.98	$101.79 LSL1,738.21	+49.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,061.57	$144.05 LSL2,459.74	+131.3%
Average			+92.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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