Kigali vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$489
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$122
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
30
15
😀 Quality of life
48
20
🏙️ Population
1.75M
344K

The cost of living in Kigali is 32% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 6419th and 7557th ($872 vs $660) 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 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 0.2 months in Maseru. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 6866th and 9105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Maseru

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Kigali Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$9.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$8.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$70.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$6.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$53
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$1202

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42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$671
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$583
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$553
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$447
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$533
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$411
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$688
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$689
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$543
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$688
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$779
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$691
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$688
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$750
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$828
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$690
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$541
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$689
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$784
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$795
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$613
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$531
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$697
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$635
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$810
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$573
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$770
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$771
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$603
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$524
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$549
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$577
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$624
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$591
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$860
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$946
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$513
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$532
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$494
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$611
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$742
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$811
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$872
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$904
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$953
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$860
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$789
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1033
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$742
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1031
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$938
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1204
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$784
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$851
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1104
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$912
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$882
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$902
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$997
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1390
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1015
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$994
410 km or 255 mi East London
$773
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$903
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$875
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$863
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$691
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$607
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$494
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$691
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$968
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$723
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$663