Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 38.6% cheaper than Libreville.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 46.6% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,681
|
$2.71
RWF3,514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,395
|
$7.23
RWF9,371
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$0.70
RWF902
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$0.51
RWF664
|
|
pay 51.6% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA969
|
$0.99
RWF1,288
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,869
|
$2.57
RWF3,335
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,658
|
$2.79
RWF3,619
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,117
|
$1.56
RWF2,028
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,683
|
$2.46
RWF3,188
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA894
|
$1.81
RWF2,349
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
$0.56
RWF721
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,365
|
$0.98
RWF1,275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA740
|
$0.47
RWF611
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$0.22
RWF282
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
$0.26
RWF338
|
|
pay 22.8% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,519
|
$5.24
RWF6,793
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
$11.74
RWF15,227
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,870,272
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,111,869
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,630
|
$9.71
RWF12,592
|
|
pay 50.7% less for housing
Libreville
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,501
|
$34.21
RWF44,364
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,010
|
$503.29
RWF652,597
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,005
|
$316.42
RWF410,290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,001
|
$41.21
RWF53,431
|
|
pay 13.1% less for childcare
Libreville
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
$148.81
RWF192,953
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,530,022
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,120,836
|
|
pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA612
|
$0.90
RWF1,171
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
$2.26
RWF2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,122
|
$1.36
RWF1,757
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,076
|
$33.55
RWF43,506
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
$4.52
RWF5,857
|
|
pay 56.3% less for clothing
Libreville
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,300
|
$19.76
RWF25,623
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,101
|
$29.98
RWF38,873
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,451
|
$33.65
RWF43,632
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,651
|
$46.73
RWF60,596
|
|
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