Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 54.5% cheaper than Kinshasa.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Kinshasa, you would:
pay 44.8% less for restaurants
Kinshasa
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,652.85
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF27,978.31
|
$10.99
LSL206.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,707.81
|
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,328.03
|
$0.27
LSL5.16
|
|
pay 55.3% less for groceries
Kinshasa
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,272.77
|
$0.75
LSL14.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,190.07
|
$1.78
LSL33.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,671.83
|
$3.51
LSL65.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,157.09
|
$1.18
LSL22.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,005.82
|
$2.11
LSL39.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,451.14
|
$0.85
LSL16.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,817.05
|
$0.92
LSL17.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,744.75
|
$0.93
LSL17.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,685.24
|
$0.80
LSL15.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,531.28
|
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,346.92
|
$0.75
LSL14.00
|
|
pay 49.2% less for transportation
Kinshasa
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,824.09
|
$3.33
LSL62.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.90
LSL448.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,130,255.32
|
$19,189.33
LSL360,002.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF39,847.95
|
$5.32
LSL99.77
|
|
pay 84.4% less for housing
Kinshasa
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF833,056.98
|
$42.49
LSL797.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,331,564.68
|
$274.13
LSL5,142.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,888,262.49
|
$162.65
LSL3,051.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,176,385.90
|
$41.93
LSL786.56
|
|
pay 93.8% less for childcare
Kinshasa
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,332,227.93
|
$28.78
LSL540.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,436,338.12
|
$877.23
LSL16,457.26
|
|
pay 43.9% less for entertainment and sports
Kinshasa
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,830.98
|
$0.82
LSL15.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,074.99
|
$1.37
LSL25.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,719.00
|
$4.66
LSL87.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF270,743.52
|
$26.50
LSL497.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,768.57
|
$4.11
LSL77.14
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
Kinshasa
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,074.26
|
$40.43
LSL758.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,189.98
|
$25.59
LSL480.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF249,917.09
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF259,173.28
|
$102.34
LSL1,920.01
|
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