Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 88.4% more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
EGP155.84
|
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
EGP202.59
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.17
|
$0.70
RWF896
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
EGP7.01
|
$0.51
RWF659
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
EGP28.03
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
EGP83.09
|
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
EGP164.68
|
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
EGP70.09
|
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
EGP115.43
|
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
EGP25.14
|
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
EGP11.35
|
$0.56
RWF716
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.57
|
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.50
|
$0.47
RWF607
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.20
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.81
|
$0.26
RWF336
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
EGP59.28
|
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
EGP545.45
|
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
EGP1,274,006.11
|
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
EGP65.45
|
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
EGP690.85
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
EGP8,286.88
|
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
EGP4,825.66
|
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
EGP898.50
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
|
pay 1.2% less for childcare
Cairo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
EGP5,431.83
|
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
EGP117,859.12
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
|
pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
EGP77.92
|
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
EGP82.10
|
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
EGP85.71
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
EGP953.66
|
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
EGP187.01
|
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
|
pay 29.5% less for clothing
Cairo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
EGP1,838.33
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
EGP1,731.60
|
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
EGP4,222.29
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
EGP2,043.41
|
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
|
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