Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 12.5% cheaper than Kigali.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 39.1% less for restaurants
Kigali
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,487
|
$3.25
E£157.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,298
|
$4.23
E£204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF895
|
$0.25
E£12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF659
|
$0.15
E£7.07
|
|
pay 38.1% less for groceries
Kigali
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,278
|
$0.59
E£28.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,309
|
$1.73
E£83.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,592
|
$3.44
E£165.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,012
|
$1.46
E£70.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,163
|
$2.41
E£116.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,331
|
$0.53
E£25.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF715
|
$0.24
E£11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,265
|
$0.16
E£7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF606
|
$0.14
E£6.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF279
|
$0.15
E£7.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF336
|
$0.14
E£6.87
|
|
pay 35.7% less for transportation
Kigali
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,740
|
$1.24
E£59.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,110
|
$11.39
E£549.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF27,894,469
|
$26,600.33
E£1,283,935.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,494
|
$1.37
E£65.96
|
|
pay 61.5% less for housing
Kigali
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF44,021
|
$14.42
E£696.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF647,550
|
$173.02
E£8,351.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF407,117
|
$100.76
E£4,863.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF53,018
|
$18.76
E£905.50
|
|
pay 13.3% more for childcare
Kigali
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF191,461
|
$113.41
E£5,474.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,104,434
|
$2,460.81
E£118,777.71
|
|
pay 6.8% more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,162
|
$1.63
E£78.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,906
|
$1.71
E£82.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,743
|
$1.79
E£86.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF43,170
|
$19.91
E£961.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,811
|
$3.90
E£188.47
|
|
pay 67.0% more for clothing
Kigali
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,425
|
$38.38
E£1,852.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,572
|
$36.15
E£1,745.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,295
|
$88.16
E£4,255.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF60,127
|
$42.66
E£2,059.33
|
|
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