Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 8.4% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 0.9% more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
TRY168.35
|
$2.71
RWF3,514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
TRY168.35
|
$7.23
RWF9,371
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
TRY31.02
|
$0.70
RWF902
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TRY11.89
|
$0.51
RWF664
|
|
pay 42.6% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
TRY15.51
|
$0.99
RWF1,288
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
TRY117.77
|
$2.57
RWF3,335
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
TRY143.76
|
$2.79
RWF3,619
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
TRY60.90
|
$1.56
RWF2,028
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
TRY66.02
|
$2.46
RWF3,188
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.31
|
$1.81
RWF2,349
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
TRY23.02
|
$0.56
RWF721
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.36
|
$0.98
RWF1,275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY17.45
|
$0.47
RWF611
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.25
|
$0.22
RWF282
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.11
|
$0.26
RWF338
|
|
pay 23.7% more for transportation
Ankara
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
TRY139.95
|
$5.24
RWF6,793
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
TRY505.04
|
$11.74
RWF15,227
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
TRY1,346,773.08
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,111,869
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
TRY127.94
|
$9.71
RWF12,592
|
|
pay 79.6% more for housing
Ankara
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
TRY312.38
|
$34.21
RWF44,364
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
TRY11,265.20
|
$503.29
RWF652,597
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
TRY7,526.50
|
$316.42
RWF410,290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
TRY1,617.43
|
$41.21
RWF53,431
|
|
pay 49.1% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
TRY7,345.92
|
$148.81
RWF192,953
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
TRY146,609.90
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,120,836
|
|
pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
TRY84.17
|
$0.90
RWF1,171
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TRY69.89
|
$2.26
RWF2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
TRY58.92
|
$1.36
RWF1,757
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
TRY757.62
|
$33.55
RWF43,506
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
TRY108.58
|
$4.52
RWF5,857
|
|
pay 37.7% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
TRY1,433.79
|
$19.76
RWF25,623
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
TRY1,084.47
|
$29.98
RWF38,873
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
TRY2,491.53
|
$33.65
RWF43,632
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
TRY2,132.81
|
$46.73
RWF60,596
|
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