Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 35.2% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 21.1% more for restaurants
Kigali
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,696
|
$6.22
TRY200.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,631
|
$6.22
TRY200.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,015
|
$1.05
TRY33.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF677
|
$0.42
TRY13.39
|
|
pay 3.6% less for groceries
Kigali
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,383
|
$0.63
TRY20.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,300
|
$3.70
TRY119.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,945
|
$3.76
TRY121.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,136
|
$1.73
TRY55.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,968
|
$2.58
TRY83.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,007
|
$0.47
TRY15.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF639
|
$0.66
TRY21.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,180
|
$0.46
TRY14.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF656
|
$0.49
TRY15.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF294
|
$0.28
TRY8.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF382
|
$0.20
TRY6.45
|
|
pay 1.0% more for transportation
Kigali
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,170
|
$4.74
TRY152.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,909
|
$8.55
TRY275.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,939,807
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,502,612.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,231
|
$5.75
TRY185.32
|
|
pay 8.2% more for housing
Kigali
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF36,302
|
$10.93
TRY352.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF667,284
|
$534.79
TRY17,227.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF406,173
|
$366.77
TRY11,814.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF41,414
|
$53.48
TRY1,722.67
|
|
pay 32.5% more for childcare
Kigali
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF313,091
|
$446.32
TRY14,377.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,454,471
|
$7,966.43
TRY256,622.57
|
|
pay 46.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,523
|
$3.03
TRY97.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,919
|
$2.34
TRY75.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,539
|
$1.80
TRY58.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,617
|
$36.76
TRY1,184.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,062
|
$4.66
TRY150.26
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Kigali
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,924
|
$48.03
TRY1,547.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF33,002
|
$44.31
TRY1,427.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,809
|
$92.67
TRY2,985.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,964
|
$82.89
TRY2,670.03
|
|
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