Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 37.3% cheaper than Kigali.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 48.1% less for restaurants
Kigali
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Egypt
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
$2.69
EGP128.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
$3.27
EGP156.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF898
|
$0.25
EGP11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF661
|
$0.14
EGP6.72
|
|
pay 54.0% less for groceries
Kigali
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
$0.40
EGP19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
$1.23
EGP58.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
$2.42
EGP115.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
$1.12
EGP53.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
$1.58
EGP75.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
$0.40
EGP19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF718
|
$0.22
EGP10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF609
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF337
|
$0.10
EGP4.80
|
|
pay 55.1% less for transportation
Kigali
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
$1.02
EGP48.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
$7.97
EGP381.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
$15,876.53
EGP759,668.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
$1.85
EGP88.28
|
|
pay 70.8% less for housing
Kigali
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
$10.98
EGP525.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
$109.16
EGP5,223.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
$71.02
EGP3,398.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
$16.81
EGP804.49
|
|
pay 28.4% less for childcare
Kigali
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
$58.30
EGP2,789.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,304.91
|
|
pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
$1.45
EGP69.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
$1.03
EGP49.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
$1.57
EGP75.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
$15.18
EGP726.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
$3.13
EGP149.65
|
|
pay 8.0% more for clothing
Kigali
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
$17.23
EGP824.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
$28.02
EGP1,340.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
$63.69
EGP3,047.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
$28.91
EGP1,383.47
|
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