Abuja vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1500
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$751
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
39
15
😀 Quality of life
22
24
🏙️ Population
1.69M
344K

The cost of living in Abuja is 133% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 3914th and 7431st ($1514 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Lesotho, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 9057th and 8994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$1130

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$852
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$393
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
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$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363

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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