Maseru vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1489
$2193
🏠 One person rent
$228
$643
🏘️ Family rent
$395
$759
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$306
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
16
12
😀 Quality of life
15
34
🏙️ Population
344K
1.03M

The cost of living in Maseru is 42% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 7499th and 5104th ($627 vs $1073) 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 1.2 months in Maseru compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 9036th and 7565th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$5.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$739
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67.3
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$160
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
10.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$370
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$7.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$42.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.9
$958
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1137
$4644

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$533
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$581
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$757
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$453
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$761
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$820
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$656
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$753
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$744
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$652
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$605
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$751
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1042
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$492
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$652
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$596
610 km or 379 mi Save
$644
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$742
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$526
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$787
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$745
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$699
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$621
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$377
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$655
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$704
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$617
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$759
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$583
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1019
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$774
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$570
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1037
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$656
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1262
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$635
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$710
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$345
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$755