Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 69.7% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 58.6% more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,471
|
$8.72
TRY301.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,445
|
$7.27
TRY251.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,225
|
$1.27
TRY43.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF646
|
$0.50
TRY17.43
|
|
pay 9.8% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,382
|
$0.83
TRY28.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,094
|
$4.61
TRY159.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,639
|
$3.90
TRY134.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,285
|
$1.68
TRY58.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,004
|
$2.70
TRY93.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,887
|
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF715
|
$0.88
TRY30.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,177
|
$0.45
TRY15.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF662
|
$0.54
TRY18.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF308
|
$0.25
TRY8.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF445
|
$0.23
TRY7.93
|
|
pay 0.9% more for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,137
|
$4.81
TRY166.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,780
|
$8.72
TRY301.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,315,727
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,549,518.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,890
|
$5.40
TRY186.69
|
|
pay 22.1% more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF35,891
|
$11.50
TRY397.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF670,636
|
$592.54
TRY20,473.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF372,575
|
$399.36
TRY13,798.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,154
|
$53.07
TRY1,833.82
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF204,668
|
$502.10
TRY17,348.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,164,329
|
$10,388.60
TRY358,952.20
|
|
pay 64.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,490
|
$3.49
TRY120.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,036
|
$2.84
TRY98.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,229
|
$2.04
TRY70.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,605
|
$40.91
TRY1,413.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,968
|
$5.82
TRY200.98
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,851
|
$56.66
TRY1,957.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,806
|
$45.57
TRY1,574.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,430
|
$104.18
TRY3,599.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,053
|
$93.27
TRY3,222.78
|
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