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
EGP155.69
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
EGP202.40
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.15
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
EGP7.01
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
EGP28.00
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
EGP83.01
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
EGP164.52
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
EGP70.02
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
EGP115.32
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
EGP25.12
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
EGP11.34
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.56
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.49
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.20
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.81
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
EGP59.22
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
EGP544.92
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
EGP1,272,785.95
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
EGP65.39
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
EGP690.19
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
EGP8,278.95
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
EGP4,821.04
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
EGP897.64
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 1.2% less for childcare
Cairo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
EGP5,426.63
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
EGP117,746.25
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
EGP77.85
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
EGP82.02
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
EGP85.63
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
EGP952.74
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
EGP186.83
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 29.5% less for clothing
Cairo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
EGP1,836.57
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
EGP1,729.94
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
EGP4,218.25
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
EGP2,041.45
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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