Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 30.2% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 32.4% less for restaurants
Kigali
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
$2.58
NGN3,672.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
$5.61
NGN7,990.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$0.46
NGN660.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$0.27
NGN388.97
|
|
pay 64.5% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
$1.47
NGN2,094.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
$0.95
NGN1,353.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
$11.68
NGN16,647.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
$1.58
NGN2,254.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
$2.68
NGN3,811.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
$1.63
NGN2,324.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.74
NGN1,061.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$0.83
NGN1,176.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$0.74
NGN1,050.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.64
NGN906.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.71
NGN1,008.72
|
|
pay 50.0% less for transportation
Kigali
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
$2.64
NGN3,755.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
$6,330.29
NGN9,020,023.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
$7.55
NGN10,755.68
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Kigali
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
$41.58
NGN59,240.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
$2,689.63
NGN3,832,450.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
$1,186.35
NGN1,690,423.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
$16.95
NGN24,158.34
|
|
pay 66.3% less for childcare
Kigali
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
$98.94
NGN140,985.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
$2,650.91
NGN3,777,277.63
|
|
pay 47.8% more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
$1.22
NGN1,736.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
$1.74
NGN2,478.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
$45.10
NGN64,261.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
$8.10
NGN11,537.97
|
|
pay 68.7% more for clothing
Kigali
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
$26.71
NGN38,065.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
$28.78
NGN41,009.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
$60.54
NGN86,264.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
$78.16
NGN111,373.73
|
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