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Tirana vs. Kigali Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 91.3% more expensive than Kigali.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 81.8% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 56.9% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 50.6% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 14.1% more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.0% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 3.5 times more in Tirana

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

Tirana vs. Kigali Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Kigali	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.26 RWF4,556	$10.92 ALL1,038	+234.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.16 RWF8,606	$8.73 ALL830	+41.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 RWF1,249	$1.58 ALL150	+76.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 RWF658	$0.82 ALL78	+74.3%
Average			+106.8%

Kigali vs. Tirana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.8% more for groceries

	Kigali	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 RWF1,408	$1.00 ALL95	-1.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 RWF3,152	$6.31 ALL600	+179.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 RWF3,708	$7.59 ALL722	+185.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 RWF2,329	$3.59 ALL341	+115.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 RWF3,062	$3.54 ALL337	+61.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 RWF1,923	$0.74 ALL70	-46.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 RWF728	$1.15 ALL110	+121.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 RWF1,199	$0.82 ALL78	-4.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF675	$0.87 ALL83	+80.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 RWF314	$0.50 ALL48	+123.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 RWF454	$0.60 ALL57	+84.9%
Average			+81.8%

Kigali vs. Tirana - Cost of groceries

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pay 56.9% more for transportation

	Kigali	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 RWF6,254	$7.84 ALL746	+75.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.66 RWF34,422	$17.47 ALL1,661	-29.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,668.41 RWF28,853,970	$29,474.40 ALL2,802,705	+42.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.33 RWF17,211	$29.47 ALL2,803	+139.1%
Average			+56.9%

Kigali vs. Tirana - Cost of transportation

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pay 50.6% more for housing

	Kigali	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.20 RWF36,574	$18.21 ALL1,731	-30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.52 RWF683,384	$594.90 ALL56,569	+21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$271.95 RWF379,658	$412.58 ALL39,232	+51.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.04 RWF41,936	$78.02 ALL7,419	+159.7%
Average			+50.6%

Kigali vs. Tirana - Cost of housing

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pay 14.1% more for childcare

	Kigali	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.39 RWF208,559	$257.35 ALL24,471	+72.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,609.00 RWF13,414,565	$5,375.91 ALL511,192	-44.1%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 77.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kigali	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 RWF1,519	$2.73 ALL260	+150.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 RWF3,094	$1.85 ALL176	-16.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.36 RWF3,290	$3.82 ALL363	+62.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.83 RWF44,434	$46.89 ALL4,458	+47.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.63 RWF5,062	$8.73 ALL830	+140.8%
Average			+77.0%

Kigali vs. Tirana - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.5 times more for clothing

	Kigali	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.68 RWF23,286	$64.35 ALL6,119	+285.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.76 RWF30,373	$47.77 ALL4,543	+119.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$26.59 RWF37,122	$100.14 ALL9,523	+276.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$31.43 RWF43,872	$134.06 ALL12,747	+326.6%
Average			+252.2%

Kigali vs. Tirana - 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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