Kigali vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kigali Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$1500
🏠 One person rent
$387
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$212
$751
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
27
15
😀 Quality of life
49
24
🏙️ Population
1.16M
344K

The cost of living in Kigali is 17% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 6835th and 7431st ($758 vs $650) 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 6733rd and 8994th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kigali vs Maseru infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kigali vs Maseru

Prices for goods and services in Kigali and Maseru are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kigali Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.74
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.97
$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.32%
8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14731
$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.8
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7919
$1130

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kigali

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$597
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$524
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$499
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$412
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$491
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$396
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$687
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$686
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$505
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$689
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$803
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$689
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$687
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$754
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$842
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$688
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$567
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$688
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$804
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$820
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$656
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$578
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$717
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$658
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$833
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$582
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$792
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$793
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$511
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$543
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$654
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$879
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$957
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$528
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$503
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$508
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$612

Cities near Maseru

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$598
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$698
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$762
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$808
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$861
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$901
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$762
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$731
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$988
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$706
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$984
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$892
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1082
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$740
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$826
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$984
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$890
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$827
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$838
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$892
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1304
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$975
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$940
410 km or 255 mi East London
$784
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$875
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$833
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$830
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$814
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$637
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$599
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$469
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$637
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$946
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$668
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1005
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$607