Maseru vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1559
$1849
🏠 One person rent
$260
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$636
$69.9
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
15
37
😀 Quality of life
27
24
🏙️ Population
344K
1.48M

The cost of living in Maseru is 26% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 7352nd and 6203rd ($681 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Lesotho and Nigeria, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Maseru compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Onitsha ranked 7th in Nigeria, while ranked 8913th and 9020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.85
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.77
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.4
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$134
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$32.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$399
$813
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$538
$1084
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.91
$1.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.33
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.54
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$1.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$92.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$7.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$9.13
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1246
$1640

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$573
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$630
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$763
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$826
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$875
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$927
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$952
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$826
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$791
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1050
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$765
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1057
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$948
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1171
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$792
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$892
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1089
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$958
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$912
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$910
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$967
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1419
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1049
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$1017
410 km or 255 mi East London
$795
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$901
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$899
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$874
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$697
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$652
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$511
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$694
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$980
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$731
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$662

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$785
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1555
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$587
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$849
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$655
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$601
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$878
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$618
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$594
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$578
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$386
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$775
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$659
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1551
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$834
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1344
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$641
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$538
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$750
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$665
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$687
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1022
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$785
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1017
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1254
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$750
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$741
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$830
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$796
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$353
518 km or 322 mi Save
$650
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$612
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$584
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$750
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1239
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$668
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$802
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$673