Kampala vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kampala	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1738	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$314	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$178	$611
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	34 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	53	16
😀 Quality of life	44	13
🏙️ Population	1.68M	344K

The cost of living in Kampala is 12% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 6903rd and 7441st ($698 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Uganda and Lesotho, respectively. Check Uganda vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kampala compared to 1 months in Maseru. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 6624th and 9104th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Maseru

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	Kampala	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1184	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.44%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$976	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.8	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.68	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.2	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.39	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.5	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$33.6	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$125	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4369	$1063

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Cities near Kampala

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Kira Town	$646
32 km or 20 mi	Entebbe	$558
70 km or 44 mi	Jinja	$562
183 km or 114 mi	Tororo	$602
197 km or 122 mi	Mbale	$605
212 km or 131 mi	Mumias	$490
246 km or 153 mi	Kisumu	$522
274 km or 171 mi	Gulu	$594
288 km or 179 mi	Kasese	$573
294 km or 183 mi	Bunia	$801
301 km or 187 mi	Eldoret	$483
317 km or 197 mi	Mwanza	$625
347 km or 216 mi	Beni	$785
350 km or 217 mi	Byumba	$613
355 km or 220 mi	Arua	$585
366 km or 227 mi	Butembo	$768
377 km or 234 mi	Kigali	$771
384 km or 238 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
393 km or 244 mi	Nakuru	$500
431 km or 268 mi	Muyinga	$650
432 km or 269 mi	Nyanza	$518
432 km or 269 mi	Gisenyi	$381
446 km or 277 mi	Kibuye	$479
452 km or 281 mi	Butare	$413
471 km or 293 mi	Ngozi	$648
494 km or 307 mi	Ruyigi	$648
503 km or 313 mi	Nairobi	$760
510 km or 317 mi	Gitega	$651
514 km or 320 mi	Cyangugu	$496
516 km or 321 mi	Juba	$513
517 km or 321 mi	Bubanza	$648
520 km or 323 mi	Bukavu	$759
523 km or 325 mi	Thika	$589
545 km or 339 mi	Bujumbura	$719
551 km or 343 mi	Rutana	$648
559 km or 348 mi	Machakos	$408
563 km or 350 mi	Uvira	$803
564 km or 351 mi	Meru	$541
583 km or 362 mi	Makamba	$647
613 km or 381 mi	Arusha	$638

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$567
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$748
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$768
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$852
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$915
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$672
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$923
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$809
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$993
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$678
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$785
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$953
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$837
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$763
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$784
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$807
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1332
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$906
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$889
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$766
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$820
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$780
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$795
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$763
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$665
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$562
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$442
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$664
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$840
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$691
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$628