Maseru vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1278
$2119
🏠 One person rent
$157
$593
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$679
$302
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
16
12
😀 Quality of life
18
37
🏙️ Population
519K
1.03M

The cost of living in Maseru is 47% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 8241st and 5267th ($535 vs $1006) 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 1.3 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 9015th and 7591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.3
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.2
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$143
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$46.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$333
$1456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$447
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.1
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$710
$4528

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$601
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$682
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$701
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$753
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$689
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$621
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$625
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$703
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$637
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$875
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$780
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$908
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$631
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$741
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$889
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$776
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$739
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$746
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$755
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$710
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$783
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$845
410 km or 255 mi East London
$683
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$751
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$719
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$866
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$704
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$631
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$558
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$447
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$633
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$805
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$656
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$603

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Distance City Cost of living
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$677
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$219
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$678
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$750
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$620
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$673
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$664
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$617
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$249
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$675
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$978
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$443
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$616
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$233
610 km or 379 mi Save
$676
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$677
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$314
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$313
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$680
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$407
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$265
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$210
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$617
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$310
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$677
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$262
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$210
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$826
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$250
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$482
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$976
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$616
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$288
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$243
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$697
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$353
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$732