Abidjan vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$439	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$611
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	34	16
😀 Quality of life	37	13
🏙️ Population	4.98M	344K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 64% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 5348th and 7441st ($1022 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Lesotho, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1 months in Maseru. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 7322nd and 9104th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Maseru

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	Abidjan	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$1063

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$647
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$649
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$753
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$499
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$590
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$651
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$709
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$567
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$748
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$768
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$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
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$923
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$809
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$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
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1332
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$906
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$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
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$691
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$628