Maseru vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2257
🏠 One person rent
$251
$708
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$736
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$40.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
15
10
😀 Quality of life
20
23
🏙️ Population
344K
1.5M

The cost of living in Maseru is 43% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 7557th and 4855th ($660 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lesotho and Niger, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maseru compared to 0.1 months in Niamey. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 9105th and 9048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.2
$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.51
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70.8
$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$258
$822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$81.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.55%
8.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$387
$1761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$3.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$8.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$62
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$53
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1202
$4828

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$558
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$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
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$723
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$889
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$891
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$372
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$896
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$988
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$661
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$868
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$830
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$656
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$516
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$863
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1118
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$666
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$656
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$503
610 km or 379 mi Save
$654
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$836
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$518
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$692
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$835
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$639
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$517
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$323
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$657
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$575
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$596
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$658
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$491
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$995
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$670
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$727
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1119
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$665
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1375
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$488
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$768
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$500
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$830