Abuja vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$1489
🏠 One person rent
$953
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$395
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$738
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
37
16
😀 Quality of life
19
15
🏙️ Population
1.57M
344K

The cost of living in Abuja is 101% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 4418th and 7499th ($1262 vs $627) 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 1.2 months in Maseru. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 8886th and 9036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.89
 Cappuccino
$1.32
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$5.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$1137

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$787
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$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
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$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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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