Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 24.1% more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 40.0% more for restaurants
|
Abuja
|
Kigali
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.29
NGN5,489.20
|
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN9,297.47
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NGN828.30
|
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
NGN460.73
|
$0.47
RWF649
|
|
pay 16.3% less for groceries
|
Abuja
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
NGN2,223.77
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
NGN2,083.01
|
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.91
NGN18,173.77
|
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NGN2,601.68
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
NGN3,137.92
|
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
NGN2,505.50
|
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
NGN1,249.94
|
$0.52
RWF719
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
NGN1,358.37
|
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,234.60
|
$0.48
RWF666
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
NGN1,105.53
|
$0.22
RWF310
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN1,060.55
|
$0.33
RWF448
|
|
pay 43.1% more for transportation
|
Abuja
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
NGN4,861.96
|
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.29
NGN15,473.37
|
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
|
pay 41.4% less for housing
|
Abuja
|
Kigali
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.56
NGN69,256.90
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,461.96
NGN4,102,625.74
|
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.05
NGN1,929,784.23
|
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.44
NGN39,059.19
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Abuja
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.90
NGN223,139.32
|
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,965.88
NGN3,275,947.10
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abuja
|
Kigali
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
NGN1,992.40
|
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
NGN2,739.75
|
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
NGN3,332.81
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.84
NGN74,714.99
|
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
NGN13,919.44
|
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
|
pay 48.3% less for clothing
|
Abuja
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.79
NGN49,639.43
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.76
NGN47,932.30
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.91
NGN114,828.18
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.63
NGN142,693.52
|
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
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