Maseru vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1489
$2173
🏠 One person rent
$228
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$395
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$101
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
36
😀 Quality of life
15
12
🏙️ Population
344K
1.48M

The cost of living in Maseru is 39% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 7499th and 5406th ($627 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Lesotho and Nigeria, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Maseru compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 9036th and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67.3
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$160
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$370
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.9
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1137
$1688

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$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$581
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$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
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$846
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1686
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$469
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$906
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$537
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$638
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$886
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$651
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$658
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$635
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$374
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1262
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$933
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$812
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$655
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$710
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$699
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$714
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1133
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$787
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1019
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1368
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$794
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$710
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$757
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$755
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$377
518 km or 322 mi Save
$644
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$617
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$621
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$735
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$711
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$655