Maseru vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$650
$1172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1500
$2331
🏠 One person rent
$236
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.2
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$751
$116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
15
11
😀 Quality of life
24
22
🏙️ Population
344K
1.5M

The cost of living in Maseru is 45% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 7431st and 4768th ($650 vs $1172) 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 0.1 months in Niamey. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 8994th and 9032nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$9.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$829
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.4
$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$1736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$3.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$7.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.43
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.28
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.45
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.9
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$52.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50
$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1130
$5514

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$533
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$598
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$698
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$762
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$808
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$861
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$901
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$762
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$731
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$988
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$706
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$984
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$892
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1082
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$740
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$826
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$984
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$890
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$827
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$838
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$892
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1304
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$975
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$940
410 km or 255 mi East London
$784
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$875
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$833
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$830
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$814
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$637
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$599
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$469
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$637
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$946
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$668
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1005
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$607

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Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$874
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$875
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$466
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$877
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$961
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$712
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$851
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$820
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$705
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$638
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$846
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1131
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$576
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$703
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$618
610 km or 379 mi Save
$646
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$822
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$526
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$852
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$821
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$664
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$652
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$393
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$699
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$705
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$598
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$752
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$563
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1013
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$778
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$652
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1131
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$684
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1514
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$644
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$743
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$417
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$793