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Lesotho

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Nigeria

Abuja vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

Abuja is 64.3% more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants: pay 64.5% less in Abuja
Groceries: pay 17.2% more in Abuja
Transportation: pay 17.2% less in Abuja
Housing: pay 5.6 times more in Abuja
Childcare: pay 52.2% more in Abuja
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.8% less in Abuja
Clothing: pay 24.5% less in Abuja

The cost of housing, childcare, and groceries in Abuja are more expensive than in Maseru. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Abuja. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Abuja.

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Abuja vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abuja instead of Maseru, you would:

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pay 64.5% less for restaurants

	Maseru	Abuja
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	-77.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	$4.00 NGN5,324.84	-52.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$0.49 NGN650.79	-54.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$0.70 NGN928.07	-17.1%
Average			-64.5%

Maseru vs. Abuja - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.2% more for groceries

	Maseru	Abuja
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$1.32 NGN1,752.51	+59.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$5.51 NGN7,338.86	+66.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$13.88 NGN18,480.74	+217.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$1.83 NGN2,442.20	+19.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$2.39 NGN3,184.67	-14.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$0.92 NGN1,224.04	+8.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$0.66 NGN883.74	-34.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$0.68 NGN908.26	-44.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$1.05 NGN1,394.13	-3.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$0.83 NGN1,104.11	+17.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$1.10 NGN1,468.62	+51.3%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 17.2% less for transportation

	Maseru	Abuja
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$2.14 NGN2,847.35	-57.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	$32.78 NGN43,636.37	+9.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	$26,143.00 NGN35M	+24.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$7.30 NGN9,713.27	+21.4%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 5.6 times more for housing

	Maseru	Abuja
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	$29.15 NGN38,810.71	-23.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$596.02 NGN793K	+539.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$350.58 NGN467K	+530.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$86.28 NGN115K
Average			+460.8%

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pay 52.2% more for childcare

	Maseru	Abuja
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	$45.24 NGN60,218.19	-13.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	$3,150.69 NGN4M	+166.6%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	Abuja
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$1.00 NGN1,331.21	-44.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$3.35 NGN4,464.03	+67.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	-60.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	$26.12 NGN34,764.93	+13.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.41 NGN8,530.91
Average			-9.8%

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pay 24.5% less for clothing

	Maseru	Abuja
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	$25.92 NGN34,511.60	-43.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	$60.65 NGN80,732.29	+9.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	$78.11 NGN104K	-25.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	$106.08 NGN141K	-29.4%
Average			-24.5%

Maseru vs. Abuja - Cost of clothing

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