Cost of living comparison

Kathmandu, Nepal

compared to

Kigali, Rwanda

Kigali vs. Kathmandu Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 51.1% more expensive than Kathmandu.

Restaurants: pay 98.2% more in Kigali
Groceries: pay 20.5% more in Kigali
Transportation: pay 28.6% more in Kigali
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Kigali
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% more in Kigali
Clothing: pay 31.9% less in Kigali

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Kigali are more expensive than in Kathmandu. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Kigali.

Kigali vs. Kathmandu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 98.2% more for restaurants

	Kathmandu	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.47 NPR201.15	$3.26 RWF4,621	+121.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.36 NPR1,004.76	$6.16 RWF8,729	-16.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 NPR62.28	$0.89 RWF1,266	+96.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 NPR22.08	$0.47 RWF667	+191.5%
Average			+98.2%

Kathmandu vs. Kigali - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.5% more for groceries

	Kathmandu	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 NPR77.28	$1.01 RWF1,428	+78.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 NPR641.24	$2.26 RWF3,197	-51.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.17 NPR433.26	$2.66 RWF3,761	-16.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 NPR221.84	$1.67 RWF2,362	+2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 NPR201.87	$2.19 RWF3,105	+48.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 NPR148.50	$1.38 RWF1,950	+26.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 NPR64.27	$0.52 RWF739	+10.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 NPR71.33	$0.86 RWF1,216	+64.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 NPR44.72	$0.48 RWF684	+47.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 NPR29.69	$0.22 RWF318	+3.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 NPR39.99	$0.33 RWF460	+11.0%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 28.6% more for transportation

	Kathmandu	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 NPR662.74	$4.48 RWF6,343	-7.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.94 NPR1,357.78	$24.66 RWF34,914	+148.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,138.99 NPR4,525,926.56	$20,668.41 RWF29,266,474	-37.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.05 NPR1,508.64	$12.33 RWF17,457	+11.6%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Kathmandu	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.42 NPR1,423.54	$26.20 RWF37,097	+151.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$191.60 NPR26,168.24	$489.52 RWF693,153	+155.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$102.03 NPR13,933.99	$271.95 RWF385,085	+166.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$26.40 NPR3,605.21	$30.04 RWF42,536	+13.8%
Average			+121.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Kathmandu	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.89 NPR12,549.16	$149.39 RWF211,540	+62.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,479.59 NPR475,222.29	$9,609.00 RWF13,606,343	+176.2%
Average			+119.4%

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pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kathmandu	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 NPR352.02	$1.09 RWF1,540	-57.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 NPR226.68	$2.22 RWF3,138	+33.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 NPR402.30	$2.36 RWF3,337	-20.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.71 NPR3,101.10	$31.83 RWF45,069	+40.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.31 NPR452.59	$3.63 RWF5,134	+9.4%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 31.9% less for clothing

	Kathmandu	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.02 NPR3,280.33	$16.68 RWF23,619	-30.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.19 NPR4,259.70	$21.76 RWF30,807	-30.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.29 NPR7,278.54	$26.59 RWF37,653	-50.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.76 NPR5,156.81	$31.43 RWF44,499	-16.8%
Average			-31.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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