Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 37.3% cheaper than Kigali.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 48.1% less for restaurants
Kigali
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,487
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,298
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF895
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF659
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 54.0% less for groceries
Kigali
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,278
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,309
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,592
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,012
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,163
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,331
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF715
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,265
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF606
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF279
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF336
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
|
pay 55.1% less for transportation
Kigali
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,740
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,110
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF27,894,469
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,494
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 70.8% less for housing
Kigali
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF44,021
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF647,550
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF407,117
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF53,018
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 28.4% less for childcare
Kigali
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF191,461
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,104,434
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,162
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,906
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,743
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF43,170
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,811
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 8.0% more for clothing
Kigali
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,425
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,572
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,295
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF60,127
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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