Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 14.2% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 14.8% more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,471
|
$4.08
FCFA2,572
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,445
|
$4.90
FCFA3,086
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,225
|
$1.44
FCFA905
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF646
|
$0.44
FCFA278
|
|
pay 72.3% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,382
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,094
|
$6.54
FCFA4,115
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,639
|
$9.09
FCFA5,725
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,285
|
$1.49
FCFA938
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,004
|
$2.72
FCFA1,711
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,887
|
$1.89
FCFA1,190
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF715
|
$0.86
FCFA544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,177
|
$0.89
FCFA560
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF662
|
$0.51
FCFA321
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF308
|
$0.69
FCFA436
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF445
|
$0.62
FCFA391
|
|
pay 12.6% less for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,137
|
$4.60
FCFA2,894
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,780
|
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,315,727
|
$31,043.95
FCFA19,546,453
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,890
|
$3.76
FCFA2,366
|
|
pay 5.9% more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF35,891
|
$43.57
FCFA27,434
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF670,636
|
$149.77
FCFA94,303
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF372,575
|
$191.98
FCFA120,879
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,154
|
$46.85
FCFA29,501
|
|
pay 14.3% less for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF204,668
|
$231.89
FCFA146,007
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,164,329
|
$1,552.20
FCFA977,323
|
|
pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,490
|
$1.06
FCFA669
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,036
|
$1.60
FCFA1,005
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,229
|
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,605
|
$19.06
FCFA12,002
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,968
|
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
|
pay 28.4% more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,851
|
$24.51
FCFA15,431
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,806
|
$28.59
FCFA18,003
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,430
|
$24.51
FCFA15,431
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,053
|
$44.93
FCFA28,291
|
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