Abidjan vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3101
$1489
🏠 One person rent
$551
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$395
🍽️ Food expenses
$332
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$201
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
34
16
😀 Quality of life
37
15
🏙️ Population
4.98M
344K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 86% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 4695th and 7499th ($1164 vs $627) 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 1.2 months in Maseru. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 7254th and 9036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1773
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.57%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1321
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.3
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.2
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.39
$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3084
$1137

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1011
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1012
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1034
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1015
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1035
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$546
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1071
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$412
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$585
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$747
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$546
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$368
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1047
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$345
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$570
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$656
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$494
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$494
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$495
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$711
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$971
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$655
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$652
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$751
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$503
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$617
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$652
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$494
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$755
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$656
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$710
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$528
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$983
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$761
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$496

Cities near Maseru

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$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