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Malabo vs. Kigali Cost of Living Summary

Malabo is 2.0 times more expensive than Kigali.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Malabo
Groceries: pay 3.3 times more in Malabo
Transportation: pay 1.2% less in Malabo
Housing: pay 28.6% less in Malabo
Childcare: pay 76.4% less in Malabo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.5% more in Malabo
Clothing: pay 4.5 times more in Malabo

The cost of clothing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Malabo are more expensive than in Kigali. Expenses including childcare, housing, and transportation are lower in Malabo. Notably, clothing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Malabo.

Malabo vs. Kigali Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Kigali	Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.26 RWF4,556	$13.07 FCFA8,315	+300.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.16 RWF8,606	$12.25 FCFA7,795	+98.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 RWF1,249	$1.23 FCFA780	+37.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 RWF658	$1.23 FCFA780	+160.0%
Average			+149.1%

Kigali vs. Malabo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.3 times more for groceries

	Kigali	Malabo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 RWF1,408	$3.24 FCFA2,062	+221.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 RWF3,152	$3.37 FCFA2,141	+49.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 RWF3,708	$9.69 FCFA6,164	+264.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 RWF2,329	$2.94 FCFA1,871	+76.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 RWF3,062	$3.10 FCFA1,971	+41.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 RWF1,923	$2.22 FCFA1,414	+61.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 RWF728	$1.48 FCFA943	+184.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 RWF1,199	$2.22 FCFA1,414	+158.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF675	$1.48 FCFA943	+206.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 RWF314	$1.85 FCFA1,179	+724.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 RWF454	$2.22 FCFA1,414	+583.8%
Average			+233.8%

Kigali vs. Malabo - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.2% less for transportation

	Kigali	Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 RWF6,254	$3.09 FCFA1,967	-31.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.66 RWF34,422	$26.38 FCFA16,781	+7.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,668.41 RWF28,853,970	$33,034.81 FCFA21,014,802	+59.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.33 RWF17,211	$7.35 FCFA4,677	-40.4%
Average			-1.2%

Kigali vs. Malabo - Cost of transportation

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pay 28.6% less for housing

	Kigali	Malabo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.20 RWF36,574	$16.34 FCFA10,394	-37.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.52 RWF683,384	$204.24 FCFA129,923	-58.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$271.95 RWF379,658	$114.37 FCFA72,757	-57.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.04 RWF41,936	$41.86 FCFA26,627	+39.3%
Average			-28.6%

Kigali vs. Malabo - Cost of housing

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pay 76.4% less for childcare

	Kigali	Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.39 RWF208,559	$65.36 FCFA41,575	-56.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,609.00 RWF13,414,565	$326.78 FCFA207,877	-96.6%
Average			-76.4%

Kigali vs. Malabo - Cost of childcare

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pay 80.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Kigali	Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 RWF1,519	$1.63 FCFA1,039	+50.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 RWF3,094	$5.72 FCFA3,638	+158.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.36 RWF3,290	$4.52 FCFA2,874	+91.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.83 RWF44,434	$49.02 FCFA31,182	+54.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.63 RWF5,062	$5.39 FCFA3,426	+48.5%
Average			+80.5%

Kigali vs. Malabo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.5 times more for clothing

	Kigali	Malabo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.68 RWF23,286	$24.51 FCFA15,591	+46.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.76 RWF30,373	$102.12 FCFA64,962	+369.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$26.59 RWF37,122	$245.08 FCFA155,908	+821.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$31.43 RWF43,872	$81.69 FCFA51,969	+160.0%
Average			+349.5%

Kigali vs. Malabo - Cost of clothing

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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: January 2025

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