Abuja vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$1508
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$611
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
38
16
😀 Quality of life
19
13
🏙️ Population
1.69M
344K

The cost of living in Abuja is 142% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 3416th and 7441st ($1502 vs $621) 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 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1 months in Maseru. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 8901st and 9104th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.59
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$5.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$41
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$1063

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$743
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$371
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$820
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$526
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$462
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$759
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$651
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$805
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$634
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$535
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$972
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$587
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$558
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$883
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1611
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$677
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$776
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$621
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$553
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1030
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1113
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$601
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$655
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$741
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1265

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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