Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 2.3 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP208.87
|
$3.58
RWF4,883
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP208.87
|
$6.57
RWF8,974
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.18
|
$0.77
RWF1,056
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.99
|
$0.52
RWF704
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP27.26
|
$1.05
RWF1,437
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP82.24
|
$2.51
RWF3,431
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP174.80
|
$3.00
RWF4,102
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP70.57
|
$1.63
RWF2,221
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP104.49
|
$2.26
RWF3,086
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP30.22
|
$1.53
RWF2,087
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.65
|
$0.49
RWF664
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.49
|
$0.90
RWF1,227
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.52
|
$0.50
RWF682
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.29
|
$0.22
RWF306
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.87
|
$0.29
RWF397
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP46.96
|
$4.70
RWF6,415
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP313.31
|
$20.49
RWF27,977
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,670,988.85
|
$22,032.66
RWF30,088,303
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP140.99
|
$11.60
RWF15,836
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP380.33
|
$27.64
RWF37,742
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,508.76
|
$508.02
RWF693,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,744.02
|
$309.23
RWF422,292
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP701.59
|
$31.53
RWF43,057
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,849.35
|
$238.37
RWF325,517
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP84,593.81
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,988,422
|
|
pay 20.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP86.16
|
$1.16
RWF1,584
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP73.39
|
$2.22
RWF3,035
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP86.16
|
$1.93
RWF2,639
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP834.28
|
$30.92
RWF42,229
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP156.66
|
$3.09
RWF4,223
|
|
pay 43.8% less for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,684.73
|
$21.26
RWF29,033
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,042.03
|
$25.12
RWF34,311
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,399.40
|
$28.02
RWF38,270
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,447.74
|
$35.75
RWF48,828
|
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