Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 10.5% cheaper than Ankara.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 28.5% less for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY255.88
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY44.73
|
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.75
|
$0.47
RWF654
|
|
pay 15.6% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY29.37
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY162.21
|
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY137.33
|
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY59.17
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY95.01
|
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY17.12
|
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY31.02
|
$0.52
RWF724
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.98
|
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY19.06
|
$0.48
RWF671
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.71
|
$0.22
RWF312
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY8.08
|
$0.33
RWF451
|
|
pay 62.5% more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY169.45
|
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,578,273.24
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY190.16
|
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
|
pay 8.8% more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY404.80
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,853.53
|
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY14,055.01
|
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,867.85
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
|
pay 38.9% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,670.79
|
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY365,613.37
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
|
pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY122.82
|
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY100.04
|
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY71.65
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,439.67
|
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
|
pay 65.9% less for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,994.11
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,603.72
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,666.62
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,282.59
|
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
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