Lagos vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$1278
🏠 One person rent
$245
$157
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
46
16
😀 Quality of life
38
18
🏙️ Population
15.1M
519K

The cost of living in Lagos is 16% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8781st and 8241st ($448 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 Lagos compared to 1.3 months in Maseru. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 7384th and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$1.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$82.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$5.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$710

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$826
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$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$511
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$601
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$682
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$701
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$753
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$689
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$621
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$625
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$703
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$637
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$875
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$780
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$908
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$631
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$741
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$889
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$776
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$739
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$746
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$755
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$710
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$783
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$845
410 km or 255 mi East London
$683
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$751
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$719
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$866
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$704
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$631
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$558
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$447
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$633
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$805
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$656
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$603