Kigali vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$1489
🏠 One person rent
$355
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$551
$395
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$243
$738
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
28
16
😀 Quality of life
44
15
🏙️ Population
1.16M
344K

The cost of living in Kigali is 15% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 6804th and 7499th ($723 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Rwanda and Lesotho, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 6601st and 9036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14030
$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9712
$1137

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$622
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$545
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$598
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$441
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$579
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$587
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$509
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$509
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$559
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$508
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$723
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$510
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$509
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$546
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$763
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$509
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$568
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$509
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$760
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$768
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$466
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$559
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$707
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$643
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$784
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$511
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$730
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$728
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$483
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$518
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$576
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$583
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$579
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$826
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$855
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$460
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$493
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$500
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$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