Cost of living comparison

Rwanda

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Cameroon

Yaounde vs. Kigali Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 16.5% cheaper than Kigali.

Restaurants: pay 6.8% more in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 92.8% more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 24.3% less in Yaounde
Housing: pay 59.7% less in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 16.0% more in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.0% more in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 34.0% more in Yaounde

The cost of groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and restaurants in Yaounde are more expensive than in Kigali. Expenses including housing and transportation are lower in Yaounde. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Yaounde.

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Yaounde vs. Kigali Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yaounde instead of Kigali, you would:

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pay 6.8% more for restaurants

	Kigali	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 RWF4,005	$3.41 FCFA1,993	+26.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.77 RWF10,013	$5.12 FCFA2,990	-24.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 RWF1,155	$1.49 FCFA872	+91.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 RWF826	$0.53 FCFA311	-4.5%
Average			+6.8%

Kigali vs. Yaounde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 92.8% more for groceries

	Kigali	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,548	$1.06 FCFA618	+1.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.11 RWF3,115	$6.83 FCFA3,986	+224.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 RWF4,675	$13.65 FCFA7,970	+331.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 RWF2,412	$2.05 FCFA1,196	+25.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 RWF3,078	$2.71 FCFA1,582	+30.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 RWF1,618	$2.32 FCFA1,356	+112.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 RWF522	$0.90 FCFA527	+155.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RWF1,019	$0.93 FCFA542	+34.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF707	$0.63 FCFA367	+31.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF333	$0.72 FCFA422	+220.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RWF499	$0.65 FCFA379	+92.0%
Average			+92.8%

Kigali vs. Yaounde - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.3% less for transportation

	Kigali	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.00 RWF10,345	$5.43 FCFA3,169	-22.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.40 RWF37,550	$17.07 FCFA9,966	-32.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,080.15 RWF39M	$32,433.47 FCFA19M	+24.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.97 RWF28,037	$4.01 FCFA2,342	-78.9%
Average			-24.3%

Kigali vs. Yaounde - Cost of transportation

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pay 59.7% less for housing

	Kigali	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.00 RWF31,041	$51.21 FCFA29,898	+143.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.07 RWF985K	$141.34 FCFA82,519	-78.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.79 RWF612K	$183.59 FCFA107K	-55.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.32 RWF95,077	$60.74 FCFA35,459	-5.6%
Average			-59.7%

Kigali vs. Yaounde - Cost of housing

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pay 16.0% more for childcare

	Kigali	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.90 RWF167K	$615.85 FCFA360K	+445.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,510.48 RWF14M	$2,347.16 FCFA1M	-75.3%
Average			+16.0%

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pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kigali	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 RWF1,502	$1.24 FCFA723	+21.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 RWF3,578	$1.92 FCFA1,121	-20.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 RWF3,004	$1.71 FCFA997	-16.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 RWF39,497	$23.47 FCFA13,703	-12.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.39 RWF5,007	$8.54 FCFA4,983	+152.0%
Average			+19.0%

Kigali vs. Yaounde - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 34.0% more for clothing

	Kigali	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.39 RWF25,701	$17.07 FCFA9,966	-1.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.58 RWF23,031	$27.31 FCFA15,946	+75.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.24 RWF32,877	$25.61 FCFA14,949	+15.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.87 RWF50,067	$55.19 FCFA32,224	+63.0%
Average			+34.0%

Kigali vs. Yaounde - Cost of clothing

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