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Kigali vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 74.1% more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants: pay 36.8% less in Kigali
Groceries: pay 23.9% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 45.9% more in Kigali
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Kigali
Childcare: pay 5.1 times more in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.1% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 65.0% less in Kigali

The cost of childcare, housing, and transportation in Kigali are more expensive than in Maseru. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kigali. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Kigali.

Kigali vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kigali instead of Maseru, you would:

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pay 36.8% less for restaurants

	Maseru	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.52 LSL194.11	$3.45 RWF5,009	-70.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.07 LSL135.88	$6.89 RWF10,019	-14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 LSL22.32	$0.86 RWF1,247	-35.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 LSL13.26	$0.57 RWF832	-27.3%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 23.9% less for groceries

	Maseru	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 LSL12.43	$1.05 RWF1,520	+41.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.65 LSL61.55	$2.26 RWF3,279	-38.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.99 LSL67.26	$2.64 RWF3,840	-33.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.44 LSL24.26	$1.65 RWF2,404	+14.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 LSL45.16	$2.10 RWF3,045	-21.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 LSL13.76	$1.15 RWF1,676	+41.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 LSL16.41	$0.37 RWF536	-62.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 LSL19.82	$0.70 RWF1,020	-40.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 LSL17.62	$0.48 RWF697	-54.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 LSL11.45	$0.23 RWF331	-66.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 LSL11.78	$0.39 RWF568	-44.1%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 45.9% more for transportation

	Maseru	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 LSL77.07	$4.42 RWF6,426	-3.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.81 LSL485.28	$29.30 RWF42,579	+1.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 LSL339,696.04	$26,543.61 RWF38,571,978	+31.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.70 LSL96.09	$14.48 RWF21,039	+153.8%
Average			+45.9%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Maseru	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.68 LSL550.40	$19.48 RWF28,303	-40.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$145.97 LSL2,458.75	$575.44 RWF836,209	+294.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$73.94 LSL1,245.55	$322.51 RWF468,658	+336.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$39.98 RWF58,099
Average			+196.7%

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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

	Maseru	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.99 LSL842.12	$166.62 RWF242,118	+233.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,133.16 LSL19,087.68	$7,842.43 RWF11,396,266	+592.1%
Average			+412.7%

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pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.02 LSL33.97	$1.03 RWF1,503	-48.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 LSL30.73	$2.31 RWF3,361	+26.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.90 LSL82.50	$1.72 RWF2,505	-64.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.09 LSL372.05	$31.41 RWF45,641	+42.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.45 RWF5,009
Average			-11.1%

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pay 65.0% less for clothing

	Maseru	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.17 LSL744.10	$19.19 RWF27,885	-56.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.33 LSL679.39	$19.30 RWF28,052	-52.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.79 LSL1,714.66	$22.98 RWF33,396	-77.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.05 LSL2,426.40	$37.92 RWF55,103	-73.7%
Average			-65.0%

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