Lagos vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2140
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$490
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
48
15
😀 Quality of life
43
20
🏙️ Population
15.1M
344K

The cost of living in Lagos is 43% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 5960th and 7557th ($946 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 Lagos compared to 0.2 months in Maseru. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 7444th and 9105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Maseru

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Lagos Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$9.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$8.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$70.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2563
$387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$6.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.6
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.46
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$53
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2984
$1202

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$995
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$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$611
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$742
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$811
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$872
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$904
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$953
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$860
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$789
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1033
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$742
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1031
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$938
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1204
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$784
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$851
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1104
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$912
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$882
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$902
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$997
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1390
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1015
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$994
410 km or 255 mi East London
$773
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$903
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$875
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$863
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$691
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$607
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$494
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$691
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$968
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$723
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$663