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Kigali vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 10.5% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 4.4% less in Kigali
Groceries: pay 43.8% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 63.8% more in Kigali
Housing: pay 19.3% more in Kigali
Childcare: pay 70.5% more in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.4% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 2.7% more in Kigali

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

Kigali vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.4% less for restaurants

	Accra	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 GHS67.79	$3.45 RWF5,000	-42.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.92 GHS89.45	$6.89 RWF9,999	-12.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 GHS10.90	$0.86 RWF1,244	-11.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 GHS4.35	$0.57 RWF830	+48.7%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 43.8% less for groceries

	Accra	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 GHS17.25	$1.05 RWF1,517	-31.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.37 GHS71.91	$2.26 RWF3,273	-64.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.37 GHS151.10	$2.64 RWF3,833	-80.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43 GHS27.44	$1.65 RWF2,400	-31.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 GHS27.11	$2.10 RWF3,039	-12.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 GHS15.40	$1.15 RWF1,673	-15.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS7.07	$0.37 RWF535	-41.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS7.13	$0.70 RWF1,018	+11.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 GHS14.88	$0.48 RWF695	-63.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.42 GHS16.04	$0.23 RWF330	-84.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS13.77	$0.39 RWF567	-67.9%
Average			-43.8%

Accra vs. Kigali - Cost of groceries

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pay 63.8% more for transportation

	Accra	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 GHS46.71	$4.42 RWF6,414	+6.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 GHS395.83	$29.30 RWF42,498	-16.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS90,384.10	$26,543.61 RWF38,497,764	+231.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.89 GHS123.03	$14.48 RWF20,999	+33.0%
Average			+63.8%

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pay 19.3% more for housing

	Accra	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.96 GHS428.85	$19.48 RWF28,248	-48.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.87 GHS5,805.72	$575.44 RWF834,601	+12.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.82 GHS1,873.42	$322.51 RWF467,756	+94.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.97 GHS451.57	$39.98 RWF57,987
Average			+19.3%

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pay 70.5% more for childcare

	Accra	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$72.38 GHS817.77	$166.62 RWF241,653	+130.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,072.54 GHS79,905.65	$7,842.43 RWF11,374,339	+10.9%
Average			+70.5%

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pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 GHS17.35	$1.03 RWF1,500	-32.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 GHS42.01	$2.31 RWF3,355	-37.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 GHS22.94	$1.72 RWF2,500	-15.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.69 GHS448.44	$31.41 RWF45,553	-20.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 GHS112.98	$3.45 RWF5,000	-65.5%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 2.7% more for clothing

	Accra	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.52 GHS164.07	$19.19 RWF27,832	+32.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.80 GHS212.35	$19.30 RWF27,998	+2.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$27.35 GHS308.96	$22.98 RWF33,331	-16.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.22 GHS465.70	$37.92 RWF54,997	-8.0%
Average			+2.7%

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