Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 34.2% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 2.4% less for restaurants
Kigali
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,487
|
$4.49
KES589.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,298
|
$5.24
KES687.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF895
|
$0.50
KES65.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF659
|
$0.41
KES53.94
|
|
pay 5.3% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,278
|
$0.48
KES62.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,309
|
$5.31
KES696.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,592
|
$3.40
KES446.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,012
|
$1.37
KES180.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,163
|
$2.61
KES342.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,331
|
$0.92
KES120.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF715
|
$0.37
KES48.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,265
|
$0.71
KES93.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF606
|
$0.39
KES50.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF279
|
$0.37
KES48.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF336
|
$0.38
KES50.42
|
|
pay 38.1% more for transportation
Kigali
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,740
|
$4.72
KES618.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,110
|
$33.03
KES4,333.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF27,894,469
|
$15,338.57
KES2,012,607.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,494
|
$10.74
KES1,408.83
|
|
pay 23.1% less for housing
Kigali
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF44,021
|
$45.12
KES5,919.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF647,550
|
$370.90
KES48,667.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF407,117
|
$174.44
KES22,889.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF53,018
|
$19.29
KES2,531.08
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Kigali
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF191,461
|
$128.41
KES16,849.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,104,434
|
$7,645.08
KES1,003,127.44
|
|
pay 51.1% more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,162
|
$1.87
KES245.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,906
|
$2.13
KES279.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,743
|
$2.62
KES343.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF43,170
|
$42.98
KES5,639.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,811
|
$5.99
KES785.41
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
Kigali
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,425
|
$16.15
KES2,119.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,572
|
$23.44
KES3,076.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,295
|
$40.37
KES5,297.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF60,127
|
$43.70
KES5,734.37
|
|
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