Lagos vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$1489
🏠 One person rent
$607
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$395
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
46
16
😀 Quality of life
41
15
🏙️ Population
15.1M
344K

The cost of living in Lagos is 81% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 4791st and 7499th ($1133 vs $627) 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 1.2 months in Maseru. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 6804th and 9036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$1137

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$1019
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$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492

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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
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$718
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$654