Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 12.8% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 1.5% more for restaurants
Kigali
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,649
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,544
|
$10.94
LSL208.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,005
|
$0.66
LSL12.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF670
|
$0.27
LSL5.21
|
|
pay 60.7% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,369
|
$0.78
LSL14.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,267
|
$2.55
LSL48.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,905
|
$3.33
LSL63.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,114
|
$1.20
LSL22.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,938
|
$2.97
LSL56.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,987
|
$0.88
LSL16.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF633
|
$0.96
LSL18.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,168
|
$1.30
LSL24.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF650
|
$1.11
LSL21.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF291
|
$0.78
LSL14.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF378
|
$0.89
LSL16.94
|
|
pay 9.9% less for transportation
Kigali
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,108
|
$4.43
LSL84.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,638
|
$27.24
LSL518.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,647,879
|
$19,066.76
LSL362,983.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,078
|
$5.39
LSL102.67
|
|
pay 51.0% less for housing
Kigali
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,936
|
$21.79
LSL414.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF660,553
|
$190.67
LSL3,629.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF402,076
|
$95.33
LSL1,814.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,996
|
?? | |
pay 88.8% less for childcare
Kigali
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,933
|
$28.15
LSL535.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,318,751
|
$1,071.37
LSL20,396.19
|
|
pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,508
|
$0.82
LSL15.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,890
|
$1.37
LSL26.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,513
|
$4.63
LSL88.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,208
|
$20.88
LSL397.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,021
|
?? | |
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Kigali
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,643
|
$40.86
LSL777.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,669
|
$38.13
LSL725.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,438
|
$96.24
LSL1,832.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,490
|
$136.19
LSL2,592.74
|
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