Abidjan vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1500
🏠 One person rent	$548	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	33	15
😀 Quality of life	43	24
🏙️ Population	5.62M	344K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 88% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 4654th and 7431st ($1224 vs $650) 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 7383rd and 8994th 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	$3.07	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$1130

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1057
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1057
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1083
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1123
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$532
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$668
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$822
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$630
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$600
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1099
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$417
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$652
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$684
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$835
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$699
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$703
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$846
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$514
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$598
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$705
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$502
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$793
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$712
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$536
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$877
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$508

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$598
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$762
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$808
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$861
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$901
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$988
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$706
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$984
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$892
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$740
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$826
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$984
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$890
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$827
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$838
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$892
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1304
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$975
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$940
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$784
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$875
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$833
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$830
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$814
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$637
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$599
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$469
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$637
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$946
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$668
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$607