Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 4.1 times more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Kigali
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
$18.44
CA$25.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
$8.85
CA$12.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF896
|
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF659
|
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Kigali
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
$2.34
CA$3.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
$6.00
CA$8.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
$3.15
CA$4.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
$5.22
CA$7.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF716
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF607
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF336
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Kigali
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
$5.28
CA$7.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
$92.56
CA$126.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,718.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
$19.54
CA$26.72
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Kigali
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
$62.08
CA$84.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,782.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,560.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
$123.67
CA$169.08
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for childcare
Kigali
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,542.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,096.98
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
$4.07
CA$5.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
$11.06
CA$15.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
$57.52
CA$78.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
$11.80
CA$16.13
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Kigali
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
$61.22
CA$83.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
$50.10
CA$68.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
$95.91
CA$131.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
$141.14
CA$192.96
|
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