Maseru vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1278
$765
🏠 One person rent
$157
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$679
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
36
😀 Quality of life
18
17
🏙️ Population
519K
1.48M

The cost of living in Maseru is 51% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 8241st and 9080th ($535 vs $354) 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 1.3 months in Maseru compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 9015th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.3
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.2
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$143
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$333
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$447
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.1
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$710
$704

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$511
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$511
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
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$601
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$682
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$701
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$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
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$875
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$780
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$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
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$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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$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617