Cost of living comparison

Accra, Ghana

compared to

Kigali, Rwanda

Kigali vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 15.2% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 8.5% more in Kigali
Groceries: pay 34.3% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 36.7% more in Kigali
Housing: pay 13.8% more in Kigali
Childcare: pay 93.8% more in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.4% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 1.9% less in Kigali

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

Kigali vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.5% more for restaurants

	Accra	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 GHS74.35	$3.26 RWF4,667	-32.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.37 GHS113.88	$6.16 RWF8,816	-16.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 GHS11.45	$0.89 RWF1,279	+20.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 GHS4.49	$0.47 RWF674	+61.9%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 34.3% less for groceries

	Accra	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 GHS23.49	$1.01 RWF1,443	-33.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.46 GHS53.40	$2.26 RWF3,229	-34.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.31 GHS174.58	$2.66 RWF3,799	-76.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 GHS35.28	$1.67 RWF2,386	-27.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 GHS33.61	$2.19 RWF3,136	+0.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GHS19.68	$1.38 RWF1,970	+8.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 GHS9.16	$0.52 RWF746	-12.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS12.58	$0.86 RWF1,228	+5.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS18.61	$0.48 RWF691	-59.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS18.69	$0.22 RWF321	-81.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 GHS14.87	$0.33 RWF465	-66.2%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 36.7% more for transportation

	Accra	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.34 GHS67.03	$4.48 RWF6,406	+3.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.96 GHS509.02	$24.66 RWF35,264	-25.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS123,533.34	$20,668.41 RWF29,559,600	+158.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.16 GHS172.37	$12.33 RWF17,632	+10.4%
Average			+36.7%

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pay 13.8% more for housing

	Accra	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.40 GHS685.57	$26.20 RWF37,468	-41.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$627.15 GHS9,684.20	$489.52 RWF700,096	-21.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.15 GHS1,731.82	$271.95 RWF388,942	+142.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.69 GHS612.81	$30.04 RWF42,962	-24.3%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 93.8% more for childcare

	Accra	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$57.02 GHS880.41	$149.39 RWF213,659	+162.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,655.73 GHS118,217.29	$9,609.00 RWF13,742,621	+25.5%
Average			+93.8%

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pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 GHS18.61	$1.09 RWF1,556	-9.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.75 GHS42.50	$2.22 RWF3,169	-19.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.57 GHS24.22	$2.36 RWF3,371	+50.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.21 GHS559.10	$31.83 RWF45,521	-12.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.33 GHS144.09	$3.63 RWF5,186	-61.1%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 1.9% less for clothing

	Accra	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.87 GHS229.69	$16.68 RWF23,855	+12.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.10 GHS310.41	$21.76 RWF31,115	+8.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$32.71 GHS505.06	$26.59 RWF38,030	-18.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.57 GHS533.75	$31.43 RWF44,944	-9.1%
Average			-1.9%

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