Cost of living comparison

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Yaounde vs. Kigali Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 14.2% more expensive than Kigali.

Restaurants: pay 14.8% more in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 72.3% more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 12.6% less in Yaounde
Housing: pay 5.9% more in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 14.3% less in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% more in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 28.4% more in Yaounde

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

Yaounde vs. Kigali Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.8% more for restaurants

	Kigali	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.26 RWF4,556	$4.08 FCFA2,598	+25.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.16 RWF8,606	$4.90 FCFA3,118	-20.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 RWF1,249	$1.44 FCFA915	+60.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 RWF658	$0.44 FCFA281	-6.4%
Average			+14.8%

Kigali vs. Yaounde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 72.3% more for groceries

	Kigali	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 RWF1,408	$0.40 FCFA256	-60.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 RWF3,152	$6.54 FCFA4,158	+189.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 RWF3,708	$9.09 FCFA5,784	+242.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 RWF2,329	$1.49 FCFA948	-10.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 RWF3,062	$2.72 FCFA1,729	+23.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 RWF1,923	$1.89 FCFA1,202	+37.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 RWF728	$0.86 FCFA550	+65.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 RWF1,199	$0.89 FCFA566	+3.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF675	$0.51 FCFA324	+5.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 RWF314	$0.69 FCFA440	+207.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 RWF454	$0.62 FCFA395	+90.9%
Average			+72.3%

Kigali vs. Yaounde - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.6% less for transportation

	Kigali	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 RWF6,254	$4.60 FCFA2,924	+2.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.66 RWF34,422	$16.34 FCFA10,394	-33.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,668.41 RWF28,853,970	$31,043.95 FCFA19,748,334	+50.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.33 RWF17,211	$3.76 FCFA2,391	-69.5%
Average			-12.6%

Kigali vs. Yaounde - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.9% more for housing

	Kigali	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.20 RWF36,574	$43.57 FCFA27,717	+66.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.52 RWF683,384	$149.77 FCFA95,277	-69.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$271.95 RWF379,658	$191.98 FCFA122,128	-29.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.04 RWF41,936	$46.85 FCFA29,806	+56.0%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 14.3% less for childcare

	Kigali	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.39 RWF208,559	$231.89 FCFA147,515	+55.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,609.00 RWF13,414,565	$1,552.20 FCFA987,417	-83.8%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kigali	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 RWF1,519	$1.06 FCFA676	-2.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 RWF3,094	$1.60 FCFA1,015	-28.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.36 RWF3,290	$1.63 FCFA1,039	-30.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.83 RWF44,434	$19.06 FCFA12,126	-40.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.63 RWF5,062	$8.17 FCFA5,197	+125.3%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 28.4% more for clothing

	Kigali	Yaounde
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	$28.59 FCFA18,189	+31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$26.59 RWF37,122	$24.51 FCFA15,591	-7.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$31.43 RWF43,872	$44.93 FCFA28,583	+43.0%
Average			+28.4%

Kigali vs. Yaounde - 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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