Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 2.1 times more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 19.9% more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,471
|
$6.00
ETB734.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,445
|
$6.24
ETB763.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,225
|
$0.78
ETB96.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF646
|
$0.50
ETB61.46
|
|
pay 73.1% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,382
|
$1.20
ETB147.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,094
|
$4.85
ETB594.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,639
|
$6.08
ETB743.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,285
|
$2.65
ETB324.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,004
|
$5.65
ETB691.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,887
|
$3.30
ETB404.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF715
|
$0.51
ETB61.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,177
|
$1.08
ETB131.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF662
|
$0.39
ETB47.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF308
|
$0.31
ETB38.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF445
|
$0.79
ETB97.20
|
|
pay 24.9% less for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,137
|
$4.88
ETB597.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,780
|
$10.00
ETB1,223.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,315,727
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,059,724.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,890
|
$3.67
ETB448.56
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF35,891
|
$171.17
ETB20,948.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF670,636
|
$645.10
ETB78,953.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF372,575
|
$422.74
ETB51,739.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,154
|
$124.84
ETB15,278.83
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF204,668
|
$81.47
ETB9,971.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,164,329
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,374,916.65
|
|
pay 56.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,490
|
$1.00
ETB122.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,036
|
$1.15
ETB140.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,229
|
$4.00
ETB489.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,605
|
$90.59
ETB11,087.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,968
|
$6.70
ETB820.01
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,851
|
$48.33
ETB5,915.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,806
|
$75.17
ETB9,199.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,430
|
$108.84
ETB13,321.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,053
|
$119.32
ETB14,603.66
|
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